M4.7 earthquake 76 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 7:53 AM GMT+11 (20:53 UTC), 281 km (175 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km N 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-29 20:53:02 UTC
- Depth
- 281.2 km (174.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.853° S, 169.352° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 69
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.551 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9002 days ago · 168 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.684 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9000 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.864 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8997 days ago · 287 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.694 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.271 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8959 days ago · 228 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.351 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8955 days ago · 293 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axe7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.