M4.8 earthquake 84 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 12, 2002, 1:26 AM GMT+11 (14:26 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-11 14:26:17 UTC
- Depth
- 45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.039° S, 168.665° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw82. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.