Vanuatu earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 43 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 43 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu on Tue, Jan 28, 2003, 9:28 AM GMT+11 (22:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 35 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-27 22:28:29 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.769° S, 167.908° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.935 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8639 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.054 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8638 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.137 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8636 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.782 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8615 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.488 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8655 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.845 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8658 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.660 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8658 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.871 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8660 days ago · 200 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.458 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8666 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.986 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8669 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.591 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8672 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 5.484 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8675 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.887 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 8677 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bpd4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.