Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Thu, Aug 25, 1994, 1:05 AM GMT+11 (14:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 67 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-08-24 14:05:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.018° S, 167.533° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.874 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11718 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11712 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.473 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11699 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 5.755 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 6.567 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 6.251 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.751 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 5.356 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.456 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 5.494 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.262 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11689 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 5.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.347 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 5.271 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.769 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.356 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.853 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11688 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.256 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11672 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.2104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11731 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11736 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.456 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11736 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11738 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11739 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11741 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11743 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11748 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11751 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.8101 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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