Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 10 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 6:58 AM GMT+11 (19:58 UTC), 70 km (43 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-28 19:58:33 UTC
Depth
69.8 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.139° S, 167.081° 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.

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Depth from
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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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.440 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 178 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.682 km W of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8746 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.338 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.546 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8736 days ago · 146 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.823 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8734 days ago · 128 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.552 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8732 days ago · 200 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 5.825 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8727 days ago · 132 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.748 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8722 days ago · 135 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.366 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.567 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8719 days ago · 200 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8716 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.830 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8715 days ago · 150 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.470 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdc0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.