Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 42 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu on Wed, Sep 4, 2002, 7:29 AM GMT+11 (20:29 UTC), 117 km (72 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
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-03 20:29:33 UTC
Depth
116.5 km (72.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.290° S, 167.474° 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
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Stations used
158

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.610 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8772 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.440 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 178 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.338 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 131 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.333 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8826 days ago · 146 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb6y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.