The 02 Jan 2002

According to the to the USGS/NEIC on-line database the only earthquake that has average Ms magnitude of 7.5 or greater in the first half of 2002 worldwide is –

Date and Time

Lat

Lon

Depth

Magnitudes (mb, MS)

2002/01/02 17:22

17.600

167.856

21

6.3

7.5

The 02 Jan 2002 VANUATU ISLANDS earthquake has been predicted in both approximations in course our Test: it occurred in the area of the M8 alarm in progress (CI # 25), as well as in the area between latitudes 16.92S-18.84S and longitudes 167.00E-169.99E suggested by MSc algorithm as the second approximation prediction.