M4.9 earthquake 39 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Thu, Jul 4, 2002, 5:35 PM GMT+11 (06:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 42 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-04 06:35:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.421° S, 167.567° 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
- 24
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.720 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 8852 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.042 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8839 days ago · 168 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.552 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8810 days ago · 200 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7fc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.