Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 33 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Tue, Aug 6, 2002, 8:03 AM GMT+11 (21:03 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 74 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-05 21:03:34 UTC
Depth
146.4 km (91.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.911° S, 167.351° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.640 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8817 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.470 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.384 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8773 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.610 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8772 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.353 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8832 days ago · 200 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.738 km SE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.664 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8840 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8851 days ago · 200 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.067 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8855 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9cn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.