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M4.4 Earthquake near 68 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-01-17 20:55:10 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
27.8 km
Source
USGS

68 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On January 17, 2025 at 20:55 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 68 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 28 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2d0d6af8546661831971489e65d7313e166bf9ff
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
27.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-17 20:55:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-16.71250, 167.47190

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 27.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 27.8 km
Shallow
27.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 86 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 113 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 152 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lamap AirportVanuatu · LPM · NVSL
    47.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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