M4.2 earthquake 79 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, May 6, 2002, 2:02 AM GMT+11 (15:02 UTC), 258 km (160 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-05 15:02:48 UTC
- Depth
- 257.9 km (160.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.844° S, 169.444° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.985 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8917 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.654 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8894 days ago · 158 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.498 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8892 days ago · 291 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.452 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.452 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.844 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.550 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.835 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 200 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.721 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8863 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3sz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.