Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 84 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Mon, Sep 16, 2002, 12:33 AM GMT+11 (13:33 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 92 km N 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
2002-09-15 13:33:17 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.105° S, 168.618° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5104 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8773 days ago · 259 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.792 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 246 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.440 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8751 days ago · 261 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.7105 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8743 days ago · 219 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.562 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 300 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.550 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 272 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.7Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 232 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.4100 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 249 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5126 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8798 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.8Vanuatu · 8803 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.645 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8809 days ago · 272 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bca8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.