M4.5 earthquake 62 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Nov 12, 2002, 1:10 PM GMT+11 (02:10 UTC), 300 km (186 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-12 02:10:09 UTC
- Depth
- 300.0 km (186.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.034° S, 169.537° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.453 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8714 days ago · 159 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.950 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8704 days ago · 266 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.929 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8687 days ago · 277 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.730 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8679 days ago · 186 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 4.778 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.519 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8738 days ago · 300 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.7105 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 219 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.440 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8750 days ago · 261 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhg5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.