M4.7 earthquake 76 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 7:02 AM GMT+11 (20:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-11 20:02:55 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.886° S, 167.605° 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
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.850 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8932 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.794 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8883 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b27d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.