Vanuatu · Earthquake archives August 2011

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

Events93

Largest magnitudeM 7.2

M6+4

M7+2

Average depth49.5 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.2	71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	32.0 km	2011-08-20 16:55:02 UTC	View event →
M 7.1	64 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	28.0 km	2011-08-20 18:19:23 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	65 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-20 17:13:06 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	77 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	13.0 km	2011-08-24 23:06:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	67 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu	158.6 km	2011-08-25 10:39:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2011-08-22 06:04:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	62 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu	202.3 km	2011-08-29 18:57:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	73 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-21 00:23:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	244 km NNE of Sola, Vanuatu	403.4 km	2011-08-07 06:22:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	95 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-25 14:23:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	96 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.2 km	2011-08-21 02:09:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	96 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	33.4 km	2011-08-21 01:24:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	85 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	38.6 km	2011-08-20 17:11:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	61 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-30 09:16:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	99 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	28.5 km	2011-08-20 17:02:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	90 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-20 09:50:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	61 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-30 09:14:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	95 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-21 09:03:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	104 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-20 18:02:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	54 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-30 09:26:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	179 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu	242.7 km	2011-08-28 04:24:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	49 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	68.1 km	2011-08-27 12:07:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	131 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-25 15:16:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	136 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-23 17:05:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	52 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	47.6 km	2011-08-20 21:38:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	71 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	38.1 km	2011-08-20 18:26:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	49 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu	192.4 km	2011-08-03 20:39:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	67 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-30 21:19:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	133 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	46.4 km	2011-08-26 11:36:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	132 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	32.4 km	2011-08-25 16:16:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	136 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	26.1 km	2011-08-25 15:31:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	70 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	57.2 km	2011-08-22 17:39:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	74 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	38.9 km	2011-08-22 02:52:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	96 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-21 00:09:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-20 19:23:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	111 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-20 17:44:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Vanuatu region	20.4 km	2011-08-15 15:20:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	137 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	26.2 km	2011-08-31 14:23:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	139 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	41.5 km	2011-08-31 09:56:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	124 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	42.8 km	2011-08-30 08:20:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	80 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-29 20:42:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	134 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-29 20:18:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	141 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	34.2 km	2011-08-25 18:21:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	119 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2011-08-25 16:18:28 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	82 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	29.2 km	2011-08-24 23:29:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	67 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	49.3 km	2011-08-20 20:13:40 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	142 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-31 04:01:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	133 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	18.6 km	2011-08-30 16:59:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	116 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-30 12:26:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	120 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-27 08:04:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	158 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-26 22:01:57 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.9 km	2011-08-22 09:55:08 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	44 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.8 km	2011-08-21 23:28:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	91 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu	39.0 km	2011-08-02 10:32:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	90 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	31.9 km	2011-08-31 14:19:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-29 18:09:54 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	132 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-29 15:26:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-29 13:15:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	57 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-27 08:52:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	126 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2011-08-27 05:19:08 UTC	View event →

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