Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 51 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Mon, Feb 25, 2002, 11:50 AM GMT+11 (00:50 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-25 00:50:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.417° S, 167.958° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.247 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8980 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.136 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8959 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.627 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.776 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8941 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.850 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8932 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 5.244 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8996 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4107 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9004 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.6101 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9004 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.442 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9007 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.969 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 5.273 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 9012 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.730 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 9016 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000az4h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.