Earthquake details

Thursday, September 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, September 12, 2002 at 13:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 265.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.841 and latitude -15.391.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.4 km
Coordinates -15.391, 167.841
UTC time 2002-09-12 13:22:53.910
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-12

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-31 02:48 UTC
219.3 km
M 4.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 14:18 UTC
276.7 km
M 5.8
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-19 02:29 UTC
309.9 km
M 5.4
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:58 UTC
310.4 km
M 4.9
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 15:35 UTC
297.7 km
M 5.2
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 14:07 UTC
299.8 km
M 5.3
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-05-16 12:59 UTC
309.1 km
M 4.5
Port Vila
Vanuatu · 2026-04-02 03:39 UTC
242.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.