Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 53 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 53 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 10:50 AM GMT+11 (23:50 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-30 23:50:52 UTC
Depth
200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.443° S, 167.653° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.333 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8826 days ago · 146 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.552 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8811 days ago · 200 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8788 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.610 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8772 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8838 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.042 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8840 days ago · 168 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8850 days ago · 200 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.720 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.671 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8857 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b921. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.