M4.9 earthquake 50 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 50 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Dec 5, 2002, 8:31 PM GMT+11 (09:31 UTC), 266 km (165 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-05 09:31:38 UTC
- Depth
- 265.7 km (165.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.090° S, 169.306° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.929 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8687 days ago · 277 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.730 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8679 days ago · 186 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.595 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8664 days ago · 260 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.677 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8663 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk4x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.