M4.7 earthquake 20 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu on Wed, Jul 10, 2002, 6:14 PM GMT+11 (07:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 42 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-10 07:14:43 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.929° S, 167.531° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.042 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8840 days ago · 168 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.353 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8832 days ago · 200 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.552 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8811 days ago · 200 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7ve. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.