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M4.3 Earthquake near 52 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

UTC time: 2025-03-09 06:43:37 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
50.8 km
Source
USGS

52 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

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About this earthquake

On March 9, 2025 at 06:43 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 52 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. With a focal depth of about 51 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c60ea81acc15c9a470f05020c382e6a025a9e299
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
50.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-09 06:43:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-16.41730, 167.78090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 50.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 50.8 km
Shallow
50.8 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: 41 km ·Shield(pyroclastic) ·Elevation: 1'334 m ·Last eruption: 2024 ·Vanuatu
  • Lopevi
    Distance: 61 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'413 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Vanuatu
  • East Epi
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 833 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Vanuatu
  • Kuwae
    Distance: 91 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: 130 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 589 m ·Vanuatu

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lamap AirportVanuatu · LPM · NVSL
    7.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Craig Cove AirportVanuatu · CCV · NVSF
    22.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Lamen Bay AirportVanuatu · LNB · NVSM
    44.4 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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