M4.3 earthquake 79 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 2:13 PM GMT+11 (03:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 84 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-19 03:13:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.453° S, 168.289° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.283 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8829 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5126 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8798 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.884 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8785 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8cd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.