M4.5 earthquake 31 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Aug 24, 2002, 7:22 PM GMT+11 (08:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 25 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-24 08:22:16 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 13.603° S, 167.467° 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.283 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8767 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.725 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8763 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bahm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.