Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 105 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 105 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 12:36 AM GMT+11 (13:36 UTC), 219 km (136 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-28 13:36:23 UTC
Depth
219.3 km (136.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
18.612° S, 169.066° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.778 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.562 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 300 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.472 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8717 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.453 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8714 days ago · 159 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.950 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8704 days ago · 266 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.929 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8687 days ago · 277 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.440 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8750 days ago · 261 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.792 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8763 days ago · 246 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.5104 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8772 days ago · 259 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfhf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.