M4.7 earthquake 78 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Nov 12, 2002, 6:57 AM GMT+11 (19:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-11 19:57:34 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.943° S, 169.689° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.562 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 300 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.453 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8714 days ago · 159 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.950 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8704 days ago · 266 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.929 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8687 days ago · 277 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.730 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8679 days ago · 186 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhf9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.