M4.4 earthquake 72 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 72 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 11:51 AM GMT+11 (00:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 45 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-23 00:51:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.381° S, 168.188° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.015 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8708 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.591 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.458 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8665 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.871 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8659 days ago · 200 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.660 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8658 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.845 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8657 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj6x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.