Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 46 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 46 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu on Tue, Nov 5, 2002, 3:17 AM GMT+11 (16:17 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 25 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-04 16:17:53 UTC
Depth
146.1 km (90.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.443° S, 167.584° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.823 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8734 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.825 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8727 days ago · 132 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.748 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8722 days ago · 135 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.366 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 138 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8716 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.830 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8715 days ago · 150 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.666 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.638 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 132 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.649 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8709 days ago · 127 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.872 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8708 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.759 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8686 days ago · 184 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.662 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8683 days ago · 150 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.838 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8676 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.338 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 131 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.440 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 178 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bgc7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.