Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 69 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, Aug 9, 1994, 2:55 PM GMT+11 (03:55 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 75 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-08-09 03:55:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.683° S, 167.185° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11740 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11740 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11740 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11739 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11737 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11736 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11734 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11726 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11716 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11710 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 5.775 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu · 11708 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11697 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11746 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11746 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11755 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11756 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11757 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

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