M4.6 earthquake 87 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Jan 10, 2002, 7:46 PM GMT+11 (08:46 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-10 08:46:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.242° S, 168.890° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.884 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.2126 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw5s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.