Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 101 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 101 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 2:21 PM GMT+11 (03:21 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 47 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-08 03:21:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.915° S, 167.898° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4107 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9003 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.451 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8986 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8979 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.092 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 8961 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.136 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8959 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9007 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.969 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.273 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9015 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.956 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.945 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9023 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.147 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.268 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 5.465 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.772 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.952 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9025 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.433 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.954 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.277 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.546 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.557 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.259 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.143 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.181 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ay0a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.