M4.7 earthquake 59 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 59 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tue, Dec 24, 2002, 7:10 PM GMT+11 (08:10 UTC), 184 km (114 mi) below the surface.
Map
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
- 2002-12-24 08:10:59 UTC
- Depth
- 184.1 km (114.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.181° S, 167.968° 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
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.662 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8683 days ago · 150 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4142 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8683 days ago · 200 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.545 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8671 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.654 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8639 days ago · 190 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.338 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8639 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 usp000bmag. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.