M4.8 earthquake 64 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 64 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Feb 16, 2002, 1:33 PM GMT+11 (02:33 UTC), 287 km (178 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-16 02:33:27 UTC
- Depth
- 286.5 km (178.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.032° S, 169.572° 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
- 102
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.271 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8957 days ago · 228 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.351 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8953 days ago · 293 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ayja. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.