Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 74 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 74 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu on Fri, Sep 13, 2002, 12:22 AM GMT+11 (13:22 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-12 13:22:53 UTC
Depth
30.4 km (18.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.391° S, 167.841° 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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Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.384 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.610 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8772 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.338 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.546 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8736 days ago · 146 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.823 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8734 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.552 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8811 days ago · 200 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc2y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.