Vanuatu earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 73 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 73 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Jul 16, 1994, 7:48 PM GMT+11 (08:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 97 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1994-07-16 08:48:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.363° S, 167.737° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.664 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11766 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.8124 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11765 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.451 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.280 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.492 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.9102 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11763 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 5.286 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.076 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11760 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 6.497 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.8114 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.397 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.7103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.9100 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11759 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.7112 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 5.198 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11758 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 5.9103 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.594 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.8101 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 5.396 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 5.497 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.4101 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11754 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.9105 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11753 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.887 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.6106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11752 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 5.2116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.6104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11749 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.269 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11744 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 4.685 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 5.590 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 4.8122 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.975 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11742 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.486 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11740 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.9100 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11739 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 5.456 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11737 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 4.980 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11737 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 4.2104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11732 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 4.4102 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11728 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 4.695 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11713 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.071 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.8106 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.251 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.053 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.781 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.884 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11768 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.594 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.7117 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.4106 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.290 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.296 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.274 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 5.377 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.9107 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.469 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 5.767 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.895 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 5.2102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.784 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 11769 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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