Sequence · 2012-02-02

M 7.1 · Observed seismic cluster · 125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

Name: M 7.1 · Observed seismic cluster · 125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | Quake Pulse
Creator: Quake Pulse

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster82

M6+4

Analysis radius356 km

Observation window14 days

Largest secondary eventM 6.1

Quake Pulse

Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours50

Within first 7 days78

Observed duration13.2 d

Gap from reference eventM 1.0

0 h13.2 d

Quake Pulse

Main-event impact

27 Felt reports · Shallow

58/100

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M4.5+ events in cluster

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.1	125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.0 km	2012-02-02 13:34:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	83 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:39:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	103 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:42:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	113 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:48:16 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	127 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:50:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	123 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:53:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	133 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:55:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	124 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:57:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 14:10:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	105 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:04:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	96 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:07:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	132 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:10:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:14:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	87 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:22:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	140 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:24:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	95 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:27:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	68 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:56:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	115 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	14.6 km	2012-02-02 16:04:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	115 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 16:10:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	93 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 16:11:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	127 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:10:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	124 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:16:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	96 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.9 km	2012-02-02 17:25:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	122 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	20.6 km	2012-02-02 17:27:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	108 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:28:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	92 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:31:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	107 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	3.6 km	2012-02-02 18:35:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	63 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	18.5 km	2012-02-02 19:20:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	115 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 19:30:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	122 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.9 km	2012-02-02 19:44:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	107 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.5 km	2012-02-02 20:26:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	114 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	11.0 km	2012-02-02 21:47:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	88 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 22:00:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	120 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 22:50:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 23:04:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	114 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 23:13:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	95 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 00:13:55 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	8.0 km	2012-02-03 03:46:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	113 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 04:02:11 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	115 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	5.2 km	2012-02-03 04:06:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	100 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	26.4 km	2012-02-03 04:09:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	25.2 km	2012-02-03 04:33:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	108 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	20.8 km	2012-02-03 04:58:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	108 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 05:01:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	121 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 06:01:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	56 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 08:13:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	113 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 09:05:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	65 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 09:57:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	108 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 10:06:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	55 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 10:30:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	60 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 14:25:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	40 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 15:05:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	132 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 18:46:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	98 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 20:47:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	112 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 02:19:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	89 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 17:45:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	121 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:02:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	99 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:10:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	85 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:17:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	102 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:30:27 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	81 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu	145.0 km	2012-02-05 00:15:38 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	19.6 km	2012-02-05 02:16:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	122 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 02:27:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	117 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.4 km	2012-02-05 03:31:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	104 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 10:04:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	91 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 12:26:34 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	117 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	8.0 km	2012-02-05 16:40:39 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 16:43:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	100 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 18:45:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	113 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 20:15:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	121 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 21:10:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	108 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-06 03:14:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	106 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-06 03:27:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	94 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-06 13:24:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	97 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-07 08:09:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	87 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-08 00:20:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	106 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-08 20:02:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Vanuatu	123.3 km	2012-02-09 05:18:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	116 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.9 km	2012-02-13 03:32:05 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	55 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	183.3 km	2012-02-14 12:27:50 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	127 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2012-02-14 18:07:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	115 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	7.9 km	2012-02-15 19:01:14 UTC	View event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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