M5.1 earthquake 24 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Wed, Aug 14, 2002, 8:35 AM GMT+11 (21:35 UTC), 226 km (141 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-13 21:35:42 UTC
- Depth
- 226.4 km (140.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.739° S, 169.378° 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.
- Stations used
- 111
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.645 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8809 days ago · 272 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.8Vanuatu · 8803 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.516 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.884 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.7Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 232 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.780 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.480 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.550 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8788 days ago · 272 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.375 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8773 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9ur. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.