Vanuatu earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 69 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Thu, Jan 31, 2002, 5:13 PM GMT+11 (06:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 47 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-31 06:13:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.566° S, 167.855° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6101 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.451 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.0108 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.092 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8961 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.273 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.945 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.181 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 6.077 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.985 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 5.863 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.265 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.284 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.291 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.274 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 5.079 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.571 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axgv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.