Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 57 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 8:57 PM GMT+11 (09:57 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-08 09:57:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.445° S, 167.864° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Vanuatu · 9093 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.266 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9069 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.767 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9068 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.959 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9067 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.4119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9065 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 6.187 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9061 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 7.250 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 5.762 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 5.241 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.444 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.734 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.929 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.548 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.745 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 5.135 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.923 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.312 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 6.633 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.942 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.032 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.366 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 5.238 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.342 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.928 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.356 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.460 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.140 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.924 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.444 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.860 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 5.564 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 4.867 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.571 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 4.734 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 4.832 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 5.261 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.557 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 4.3103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 4.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 4.550 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 4.175 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 5.079 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 5.444 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 4.274 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 4.724 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 5.630 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 4.831 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 5.438 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 4.291 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 4.350 km NE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.664 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9097 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000asft. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.