M4.4 earthquake 104 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu on Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 7:05 AM GMT+11 (20:05 UTC), 155 km (96 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-18 20:05:59 UTC
- Depth
- 155.1 km (96.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.431° S, 169.619° 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
- 23
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bky4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.