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Vanuatu · Earthquake archives 2012

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

Events244
Largest magnitudeM 7.1
M6+11
M7+1
Average depth63.5 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

January12 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0February97 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 4March36 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 1April20 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1May10 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0June9 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0July9 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1August9 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0September6 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1October7 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1November9 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0December20 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 2

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.1125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu23.0 km2012-02-02 13:34:40 UTCView event →
M 6.759 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu200.7 km2012-12-21 22:28:08 UTCView event →
M 6.757 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu16.0 km2012-03-09 07:09:50 UTCView event →
M 6.351 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu160.1 km2012-07-06 02:28:22 UTCView event →
M 6.2112 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu36.0 km2012-10-20 23:00:32 UTCView event →
M 6.284 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu11.0 km2012-04-14 22:05:26 UTCView event →
M 6.199 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu32.0 km2012-12-02 00:54:22 UTCView event →
M 6.1117 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu8.0 km2012-02-05 16:40:39 UTCView event →
M 6.181 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu145.0 km2012-02-05 00:15:38 UTCView event →
M 6.1116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu8.0 km2012-02-03 03:46:21 UTCView event →
M 6.0191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu27.0 km2012-09-05 13:09:10 UTCView event →
M 5.9Vanuatu region10.0 km2012-07-21 06:11:57 UTCView event →
M 5.7Vanuatu region31.4 km2012-08-18 10:23:32 UTCView event →
M 5.7123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu25.2 km2012-02-03 04:33:09 UTCView event →
M 5.642 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu123.2 km2012-11-17 02:51:23 UTCView event →
M 5.6174 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu32.8 km2012-07-26 10:48:22 UTCView event →
M 5.5122 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu20.6 km2012-02-02 17:27:06 UTCView event →
M 5.430 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu46.3 km2012-02-29 16:03:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4121 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-03 06:01:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3236 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu35.0 km2012-10-15 07:49:01 UTCView event →
M 5.3108 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-06-28 15:51:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 13:57:07 UTCView event →
M 5.356 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu38.2 km2012-01-08 21:51:49 UTCView event →
M 5.299 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu224.0 km2012-12-23 00:29:56 UTCView event →
M 5.2152 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2012-12-11 12:18:21 UTCView event →
M 5.241 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu80.9 km2012-06-05 07:20:52 UTCView event →
M 5.2124 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu28.9 km2012-03-08 03:51:35 UTCView event →
M 5.289 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-04 17:45:28 UTCView event →
M 5.2108 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 17:28:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2Vanuatu region10.0 km2012-01-10 01:45:39 UTCView event →
M 5.143 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu100.5 km2012-11-08 07:39:42 UTCView event →
M 5.114 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu103.1 km2012-08-29 13:34:30 UTCView event →
M 5.1142 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-03-13 23:16:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1114 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu14.7 km2012-03-07 13:56:02 UTCView event →
M 5.1252 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-03-05 05:14:13 UTCView event →
M 5.193 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu5.4 km2012-03-01 00:59:59 UTCView event →
M 5.1187 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu80.7 km2012-02-29 07:05:12 UTCView event →
M 5.1134 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu57.3 km2012-02-22 00:50:43 UTCView event →
M 5.149 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2012-02-17 01:57:29 UTCView event →
M 5.1107 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu22.5 km2012-02-02 20:26:31 UTCView event →
M 5.1122 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu23.9 km2012-02-02 19:44:34 UTCView event →
M 5.1115 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 19:30:59 UTCView event →
M 5.193 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 16:11:35 UTCView event →
M 5.1105 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 15:04:52 UTCView event →
M 5.183 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-02 13:39:23 UTCView event →
M 5.158 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu175.0 km2012-01-31 19:58:02 UTCView event →
M 5.151 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu221.6 km2012-01-04 04:47:34 UTCView event →
M 5.174 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu8.2 km2012-01-01 22:59:09 UTCView event →
M 5.0151 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu34.9 km2012-12-11 23:16:23 UTCView event →
M 5.039 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu155.2 km2012-09-17 21:15:46 UTCView event →
M 5.0236 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu164.9 km2012-08-06 04:43:25 UTCView event →
M 5.0165 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2012-07-25 19:01:36 UTCView event →
M 5.0204 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu51.7 km2012-05-17 19:49:32 UTCView event →
M 5.084 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu204.7 km2012-04-18 01:18:37 UTCView event →
M 5.061 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu40.7 km2012-04-13 04:15:10 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu40.4 km2012-03-25 20:45:45 UTCView event →
M 5.051 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu147.3 km2012-03-22 12:59:28 UTCView event →
M 5.016 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu100.5 km2012-03-20 15:05:58 UTCView event →
M 5.097 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2012-02-29 21:59:37 UTCView event →
M 5.035 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu46.9 km2012-02-17 11:26:49 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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