Vanuatu · Earthquake archives January 2002

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events62

Largest magnitudeM 7.2

M6+3

M7+1

Average depth51.2 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.2	50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	21.0 km	2002-01-02 17:22:48 UTC	View event →
M 6.6	33 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-03 10:17:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	77 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 04:47:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	245 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu	667.1 km	2002-01-31 16:27:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu	115.5 km	2002-01-21 15:42:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	63 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-13 16:32:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	46 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-10 05:56:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	62 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 17:31:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	30 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 16:38:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	64 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 07:13:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	65 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-17 14:49:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	65 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 04:56:27 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	39 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-13 16:33:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	38 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 17:09:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	44 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 15:31:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	44 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 17:53:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	73 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-30 23:27:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	33 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu	270.6 km	2002-01-15 18:53:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	53 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 13:04:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	126 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu	52.1 km	2002-01-14 02:38:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	65 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-13 02:33:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	27 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-09 08:46:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	61 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 23:29:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	38 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-03 11:35:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	41 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 17:52:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	35 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 22:43:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	79 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 07:41:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	54 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 11:19:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	46 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-12 01:01:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	24 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 06:24:24 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	42 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-03 10:25:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	23 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 23:16:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	29 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 19:15:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	84 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu	45.1 km	2002-01-11 14:26:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	31 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 17:07:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	32 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 22:40:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	67 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 07:17:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	60 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 06:39:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	67 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-03 08:23:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	76 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu	281.2 km	2002-01-29 20:53:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	30 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-27 03:47:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	72 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-17 08:42:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	24 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-06 16:38:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	34 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-04 19:10:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	45 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 22:11:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	34 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-02 18:31:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	36 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu	100.0 km	2002-01-21 15:42:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	87 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-10 08:46:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	217 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu	153.9 km	2002-01-28 05:30:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	27 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu	155.0 km	2002-01-22 13:13:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	62 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-16 01:44:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	46 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 10:09:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-15 08:11:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	39 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-13 18:02:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	46 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-13 07:18:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	50 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu	200.0 km	2002-01-11 19:00:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	44 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-10 20:17:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-05 21:06:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	57 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2002-01-05 05:12:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Vanuatu region	613.6 km	2002-01-05 01:52:27 UTC	View event →

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