M4.6 earthquake 64 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 64 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 4:35 PM GMT+11 (05:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 05:35:02 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.457° S, 167.053° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.333 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8827 days ago · 146 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.245 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 8812 days ago · 200 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8md. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.