Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 67 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Mon, Jul 8, 2002, 8:42 AM GMT+11 (21:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 30 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-07 21:42:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.450° S, 167.352° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.119 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8851 days ago · 200 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.664 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8840 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.333 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8826 days ago · 146 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.719 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8819 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.830 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8818 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.245 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 8811 days ago · 200 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.531 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8808 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.832 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8806 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.842 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8797 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.671 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8857 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.295 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8864 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.359 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8875 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.829 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8876 days ago · 200 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7q2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.