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Vanuatu · Earthquake archives 2018

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

Events217
Largest magnitudeM 6.5
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth110.3 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan15Feb8Mar11Apr13May12Jun17Jul14Aug20Sep21Oct23Nov12Dec51
January15 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0February8 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0March11 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0April13 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0May12 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0June17 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1July14 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1August20 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1September21 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0October23 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0November12 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0December51 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.578 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu9.0 km2018-08-21 22:32:26 UTCView event →
M 6.472 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu167.0 km2018-07-13 09:46:49 UTCView event →
M 6.127 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu28.0 km2018-06-21 21:13:32 UTCView event →
M 6.095 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu42.0 km2018-12-22 14:25:01 UTCView event →
M 5.8104 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu266.0 km2018-04-30 18:24:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7294 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-11-27 15:41:20 UTCView event →
M 5.739 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu197.4 km2018-10-13 00:13:45 UTCView event →
M 5.751 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-10-02 10:08:37 UTCView event →
M 5.6Vanuatu region10.0 km2018-05-07 08:08:19 UTCView event →
M 5.667 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu243.3 km2018-02-06 18:37:58 UTCView event →
M 5.582 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu9.0 km2018-12-16 09:48:20 UTCView event →
M 5.5295 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-02 22:32:47 UTCView event →
M 5.576 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu103.5 km2018-07-22 21:21:57 UTCView event →
M 5.561 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu255.0 km2018-07-08 21:04:36 UTCView event →
M 5.533 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu113.0 km2018-07-04 16:37:03 UTCView event →
M 5.544 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu115.0 km2018-06-28 16:47:49 UTCView event →
M 5.574 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu203.0 km2018-02-27 05:17:58 UTCView event →
M 5.492 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu11.1 km2018-12-15 20:21:54 UTCView event →
M 5.443 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu125.9 km2018-06-18 05:31:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu48.7 km2018-06-12 23:32:44 UTCView event →
M 5.456 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu118.8 km2018-05-30 02:32:49 UTCView event →
M 5.450 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu118.4 km2018-01-15 02:28:34 UTCView event →
M 5.338 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu117.3 km2018-09-17 00:24:14 UTCView event →
M 5.355 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu35.0 km2018-09-16 15:00:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3137 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu84.3 km2018-06-11 12:34:50 UTCView event →
M 5.288 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-16 07:44:03 UTCView event →
M 5.285 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-16 02:43:43 UTCView event →
M 5.2Vanuatu region643.6 km2018-09-06 16:01:45 UTCView event →
M 5.273 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu194.2 km2018-08-17 19:29:26 UTCView event →
M 5.2116 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu56.0 km2018-04-29 20:23:38 UTCView event →
M 5.248 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-01-17 13:56:10 UTCView event →
M 5.278 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu242.8 km2018-01-02 08:10:00 UTCView event →
M 5.159 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu35.0 km2018-12-26 03:23:54 UTCView event →
M 5.144 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-12 23:53:43 UTCView event →
M 5.159 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu237.6 km2018-12-06 18:44:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1160 km NE of Sola, Vanuatu618.3 km2018-12-05 16:05:12 UTCView event →
M 5.1105 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-11-19 03:56:15 UTCView event →
M 5.184 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-08-22 17:34:06 UTCView event →
M 5.168 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu263.4 km2018-06-25 12:49:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1271 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu98.6 km2018-06-17 14:29:26 UTCView event →
M 5.175 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu220.8 km2018-06-13 10:33:09 UTCView event →
M 5.114 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu40.5 km2018-03-22 16:05:40 UTCView event →
M 5.154 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu122.2 km2018-03-19 02:36:36 UTCView event →
M 5.1257 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu117.4 km2018-03-15 06:48:19 UTCView event →
M 5.046 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-21 22:24:34 UTCView event →
M 5.056 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-18 05:27:45 UTCView event →
M 5.098 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-16 16:15:39 UTCView event →
M 5.0155 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu131.8 km2018-12-09 21:52:24 UTCView event →
M 5.0143 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu193.9 km2018-11-22 20:12:46 UTCView event →
M 5.059 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu169.1 km2018-10-29 07:41:54 UTCView event →
M 5.0178 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu68.6 km2018-10-28 20:41:46 UTCView event →
M 5.099 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu114.4 km2018-08-12 17:02:19 UTCView event →
M 5.094 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu15.0 km2018-05-30 11:51:06 UTCView event →
M 5.0187 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu216.3 km2018-04-14 04:33:51 UTCView event →
M 5.053 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu228.2 km2018-04-03 11:31:34 UTCView event →
M 4.932 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu147.2 km2018-12-26 22:15:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9287 km ENE of Sola, Vanuatu645.5 km2018-12-20 02:04:26 UTCView event →
M 4.957 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-19 04:10:37 UTCView event →
M 4.995 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-17 08:04:13 UTCView event →
M 4.991 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-12-16 18:28:03 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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