M5.0 earthquake 42 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 5:18 PM GMT+11 (06:18 UTC), 168 km (104 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
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 06:18:06 UTC
- Depth
- 167.8 km (104.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.025° S, 167.804° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 118
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.353 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8832 days ago · 200 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.552 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8811 days ago · 200 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8mg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.