Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Wed, Feb 13, 2002, 8:16 AM GMT+11 (21:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 44 km WSW 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
2002-02-12 21:16:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.458° S, 168.587° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8995 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.694 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8977 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.159 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8973 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.271 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8957 days ago · 228 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.627 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.351 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8953 days ago · 293 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.551 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9000 days ago · 168 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.776 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 9013 days ago · 281 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.185 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.6116 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9024 days ago · 242 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.253 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9027 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.261 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9028 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aybm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.