M4.5 earthquake 108 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 108 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Mon, Dec 30, 2002, 9:14 AM GMT+11 (22:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 84 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-29 22:14:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.021° S, 167.058° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.887 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8677 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.484 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8675 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.986 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8669 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.488 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8655 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.338 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8639 days ago · 200 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmpt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.