Vanuatu earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 82 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 82 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sun, Nov 25, 2001, 5:35 AM GMT+11 (18:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 33 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-11-24 18:35:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.480° S, 168.355° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9102 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9059 days ago · 234 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 5.241 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.734 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.929 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.548 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.135 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.923 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.312 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.867 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 6.633 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.942 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.032 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 5.238 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.342 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.928 km E of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.356 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.460 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.140 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.444 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 5.564 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.867 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.4120 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 4.734 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.832 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 5.261 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.557 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.3103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 4.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 5.227 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9034 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 4.425 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 4.946 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 4.161 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.261 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 3.6116 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 242 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.4142 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9103 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.8145 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.476 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9108 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 6.186 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9109 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atdw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.