Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 25 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tue, Oct 8, 2002, 9:06 AM GMT+11 (22:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 74 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-07 22:06:33 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.075° S, 167.662° E
Region
Vanuatu
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
39

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.844 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8737 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.552 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8733 days ago · 200 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.567 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8719 days ago · 200 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.635 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8717 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 5.974 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.396 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.381 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.455 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.775 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8713 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.587 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.374 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.666 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 5.074 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8712 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.872 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8708 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.440 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8764 days ago · 178 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.977 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 8765 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.283 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 8767 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.384 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 8774 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be0p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.