Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 61 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 4:47 PM GMT+11 (05:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 53 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-14 05:47:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.253° S, 168.098° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.395 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.143 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.259 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.557 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.546 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.954 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.268 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.945 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.956 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.393 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.185 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9015 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9007 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.684 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8998 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8995 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.451 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.694 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8977 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 4.159 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8973 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.452 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.539 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 5.439 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 5.863 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.546 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.265 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.161 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.946 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.144 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9030 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.544 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9031 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.425 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.081 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.469 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 5.746 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9032 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 5.227 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9033 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 5.438 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.831 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 5.630 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.724 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 5.444 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awej. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.