Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 23 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 11:40 AM GMT+11 (00:40 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 74 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
2002-11-06 00:40:27 UTC
Depth
128.4 km (79.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
14.932° S, 167.265° 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
FROM_LOCATION
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.552 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8733 days ago · 200 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.825 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8728 days ago · 132 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.748 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8722 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.366 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 138 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.567 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 200 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8717 days ago · 110 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.830 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8715 days ago · 150 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 5.974 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.396 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.381 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.455 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.775 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.587 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 5.374 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.666 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 5.074 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.638 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.649 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8710 days ago · 127 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.872 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8708 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.662 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8683 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.838 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8676 days ago · 139 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.546 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8736 days ago · 146 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.338 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8742 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bgr8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.