Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 64 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Wed, Nov 7, 2001, 5:50 AM GMT+11 (18:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-06 18:50:31 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.502° S, 167.762° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.857 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9096 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.5Vanuatu · 9094 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.266 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9070 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.767 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9069 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.959 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9069 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 6.187 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9062 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 7.250 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 5.762 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 5.241 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 5.444 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.734 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.929 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.548 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.745 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.135 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.923 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.312 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 6.633 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.942 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.032 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.366 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 5.238 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.342 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 3.928 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.356 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.460 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.140 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.924 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.444 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.860 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 5.564 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 4.867 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 4.571 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.734 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 4.832 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 5.261 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 4.557 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 4.3103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 4.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000asbw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.