M4.3 earthquake 75 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Sat, Sep 28, 2002, 12:31 AM GMT+11 (13:31 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-27 13:31:49 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.098° S, 168.865° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.480 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.780 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8793 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.884 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8794 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.516 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8796 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.2107 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia · 8802 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8Vanuatu · 8803 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd7z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.