M4.2 earthquake 83 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 83 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 9:51 PM GMT+11 (10:51 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-03 10:51:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.473° S, 168.500° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5126 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8798 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.4100 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8796 days ago · 249 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.884 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8786 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.5104 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 8773 days ago · 259 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b983. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.