M4.6 earthquake 94 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 94 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 3:46 AM GMT+11 (16:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-06 16:46:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.577° S, 168.482° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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
- 41
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.159 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8973 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.347 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.271 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8957 days ago · 228 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.627 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8956 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.351 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8953 days ago · 293 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aztm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.