Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 84 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Sat, Sep 28, 2002, 4:44 AM GMT+11 (17:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 25 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-27 17:44:09 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.520° S, 167.972° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.440 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 178 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.725 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8763 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.823 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8734 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.552 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8732 days ago · 200 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.825 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8727 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.366 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8720 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.567 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8719 days ago · 200 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8716 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.830 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8715 days ago · 150 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.829 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8780 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.591 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8781 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 5.074 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 8789 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.722 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8800 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd8v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.