Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 72 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 72 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Mon, Dec 2, 2002, 1:44 PM GMT+11 (02:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-02 02:44:44 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.583° S, 167.549° 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.125 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8694 days ago · 188 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.838 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8676 days ago · 139 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.545 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8671 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.644 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8653 days ago · 163 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.557 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8648 days ago · 147 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.649 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8710 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.638 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 132 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.074 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.666 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 5.374 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.587 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.775 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.455 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.381 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.396 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 5.974 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.830 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8715 days ago · 150 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8717 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.567 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8719 days ago · 200 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.366 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.748 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8722 days ago · 135 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 5.825 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8727 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.552 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8733 days ago · 200 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.823 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8734 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.546 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8736 days ago · 146 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bjwp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.