Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 46 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Jan 12, 2002, 12:01 PM GMT+11 (01:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 77 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (Ms, surface-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-12 01:01:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.925° S, 167.924° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.161 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.265 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.546 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.863 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.439 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.985 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.539 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.452 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.261 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.395 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 6.077 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.181 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.143 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.259 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.557 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.546 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.277 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.954 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9026 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.268 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 3.945 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.956 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 4.393 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.185 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9015 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9006 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.4107 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 4.684 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8995 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 4.451 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 4.694 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8976 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 4.159 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8972 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.144 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.544 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.425 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.081 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.284 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.469 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.746 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.227 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.350 km NE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.291 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 5.438 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.831 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 5.630 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.724 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.274 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 5.444 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9035 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 5.079 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.175 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.550 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw9a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.