Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 5, 2002, 10:42 PM GMT+11 (11:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 63 km WNW of Port-Vila, 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
2002-01-05 11:42:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.244° S, 167.489° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.550 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.175 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 5.444 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.274 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.831 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 5.227 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9034 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 5.746 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.469 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.284 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.081 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.425 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.544 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.144 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.946 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.161 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 5.265 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.546 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 5.863 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.985 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.539 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.452 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.261 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.395 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.143 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.259 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.557 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.546 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.277 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.954 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9026 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9026 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 4.268 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9026 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 4.147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.956 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9020 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 4.393 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 4.185 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9008 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8996 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.557 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.261 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.832 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.734 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.4120 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.867 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.564 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.860 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.444 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.924 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9039 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.140 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.460 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.356 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.342 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 5.238 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.366 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.032 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.942 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 6.633 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.312 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9040 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avvz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.