M4.3 earthquake 51 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Mar 30, 2002, 11:28 PM GMT+11 (12:28 UTC), 293 km (182 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 85 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-30 12:28:30 UTC
- Depth
- 292.5 km (181.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.079° S, 169.209° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.279 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8917 days ago · 258 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.985 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8915 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1c6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.