Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 84 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 84 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Sep 7, 2002, 10:34 PM GMT+11 (11:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 19 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-07 11:34:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.219° S, 168.909° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
61

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.780 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.480 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.375 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.519 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8739 days ago · 300 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.516 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8796 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 5.2107 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8802 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.8Vanuatu · 8803 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.293 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8807 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.3108 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.9115 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8811 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 5.395 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8816 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.124 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 226 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 6.026 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8820 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbj0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.