Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 29 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Tue, Jun 18, 2002, 3:03 AM GMT+11 (16:03 UTC), 200 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 95 km SSE of Sola, 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
2002-06-17 16:03:08 UTC
Depth
200.0 km (124.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.171° S, 167.316° 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
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.359 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8876 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.295 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8864 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.671 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8857 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.067 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8856 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.720 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8851 days ago · 200 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.664 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8840 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.353 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8833 days ago · 200 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.333 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8827 days ago · 146 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.641 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8883 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.9117 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8889 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.649 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8891 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.853 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8903 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6br. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.