M4.6 earthquake 59 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Dec 25, 2001, 6:22 PM GMT+11 (07:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 126 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-25 07:22:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.031° S, 169.055° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0106 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.687 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.884 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.2126 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.233 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 271 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.527 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9021 days ago · 155 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av8d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.