List of earthquakes in 2002

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

• Note: At least 10 casualties

  By magnitude

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

  By month

January

• A magnitude 6.0 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on January 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Mindanao, on January 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Fiji islands, on January 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.2 struck Vanuatu, on January 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on January 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 struck Vanuatu, on January 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.3 struck Tajikistan, on January 9 at a depth of. Killing 3 people
• A magnitude 6.7 struck near the north coast of New Guinea, on January 10 at a depth of. Killing 1 people.
• A magnitude 6.4 struck New Britain, on January 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Vanuatu, on January 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Sunda Strait, on January 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Lac Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 17 January. 7 people were killed.