M4.4 earthquake 98 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 98 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Jun 1, 2002, 10:21 PM GMT+11 (11:21 UTC), 291 km (181 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 50 km NE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-01 11:21:41 UTC
- Depth
- 290.6 km (180.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.660° S, 169.415° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.452 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.452 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.844 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.550 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.835 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 200 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.156 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8841 days ago · 228 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5bj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.