M4.8 earthquake 44 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 44 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Jun 20, 2002, 10:11 AM GMT+11 (23:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 26 km W 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
- 2002-06-19 23:11:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.304° S, 169.627° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.550 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8873 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.835 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8872 days ago · 200 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.721 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8863 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.156 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8841 days ago · 228 km deep · 39 km away
- 6.026 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8820 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.124 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 226 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6h7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.