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M4.3 Earthquake near 79 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-04-06 05:26:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
199.9 km
Source
USGS

79 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 79 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on April 6, 2025 at 05:26 UTC. At around 200 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
7ad44e90d14eacf48999fd3ed3e3598f21ca77f7
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
199.9 km
UTC time
2025-04-06 05:26:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-16.38410, 168.09720

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 199.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 199.9 km
Intermediate
199.9 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ambrym Activity reported
    Distance: 15 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 30 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 45 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 67 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -2 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·Vanuatu
  • Ambae Activity reported
    Distance: 114 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'496 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Vanuatu
  • Nguna-Emau
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tavie AirportVanuatu · PBJ · NVSI
    15.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Craig Cove AirportVanuatu · CCV · NVSF
    22.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamen Bay AirportVanuatu · LNB · NVSM
    23.2 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.

Earthquake overview

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