Vanuatu earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 65 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 65 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Jan 18, 2002, 1:49 AM GMT+11 (14:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.4 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-17 14:49:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.370° S, 167.827° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.4Mwc, centroid momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.34Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.3Mwc, centroid momentGlobal CMT projectPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 355°, dip 64°, rake 166°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 92°, dip 78°, rake 27°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.268 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.945 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.956 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.393 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9015 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 5.273 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.969 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9007 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.6101 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.4107 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8995 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.451 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.954 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.277 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.546 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.557 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.259 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.143 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.181 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 6.077 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.395 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.452 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.539 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.985 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 5.439 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 5.863 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.546 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9029 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awnd (also filed as gcmtb011702a, gcmt20020117144925, iscgem2728125). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.