M4.6 earthquake 55 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 2, 2002, 9:43 AM GMT+11 (22:43 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
Map
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
- 2002-11-01 22:43:43 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.840° S, 167.803° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.342 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8725 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.472 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8717 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.015 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8709 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfuk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.