M4.0 earthquake 106 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jan 9, 2002, 6:56 AM GMT+11 (19:56 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-08 19:56:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.403° S, 168.826° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.687 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.884 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.2126 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayVanuatu earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw2s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.