M4.7 earthquake 30 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu on Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 8:04 AM GMT+11 (21:04 UTC), 186 km (115 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-30 21:04:32 UTC
- Depth
- 185.5 km (115.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 19.348° S, 169.079° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.595 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8663 days ago · 260 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.677 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8663 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmrn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.