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Vanuatu · Earthquake archives 2020

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

Events237
Largest magnitudeM 6.4
M6+5
M7+0
Average depth69.4 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan12Feb12Mar24Apr12May36Jun20Jul21Aug16Sep34Oct14Nov17Dec19
January12 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0February12 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0March24 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1April12 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0May36 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1June20 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0July21 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0August16 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1September34 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 2October14 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0November17 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0December19 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.469 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu181.9 km2020-08-05 12:05:36 UTCView event →
M 6.272 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-07 06:12:39 UTCView event →
M 6.2104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-06 02:59:16 UTCView event →
M 6.251 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu9.7 km2020-05-27 07:09:09 UTCView event →
M 6.199 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu176.0 km2020-03-18 03:13:45 UTCView event →
M 5.985 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-12 08:34:27 UTCView event →
M 5.962 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu170.6 km2020-05-16 03:15:44 UTCView event →
M 5.865 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu180.0 km2020-10-28 14:12:56 UTCView event →
M 5.836 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu115.0 km2020-07-05 18:50:01 UTCView event →
M 5.89 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu84.0 km2020-03-28 17:48:16 UTCView event →
M 5.766 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-07 06:29:14 UTCView event →
M 5.7Vanuatu region10.0 km2020-08-02 03:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.636 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu108.6 km2020-11-29 09:01:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6177 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu70.0 km2020-08-04 16:31:18 UTCView event →
M 5.596 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.4 km2020-05-26 22:52:13 UTCView event →
M 5.552 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-03-07 05:43:45 UTCView event →
M 5.444 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu40.0 km2020-11-14 06:42:33 UTCView event →
M 5.4110 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu27.0 km2020-10-09 21:22:25 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-06 04:39:20 UTCView event →
M 5.455 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu15.5 km2020-01-10 20:06:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3184 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-12-20 20:43:50 UTCView event →
M 5.398 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-30 19:35:23 UTCView event →
M 5.371 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-05-29 11:07:49 UTCView event →
M 5.345 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu124.4 km2020-04-20 00:34:36 UTCView event →
M 5.27 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu108.5 km2020-10-23 19:00:45 UTCView event →
M 5.261 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu42.2 km2020-07-26 01:53:45 UTCView event →
M 5.270 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu165.3 km2020-05-20 20:31:51 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu120.0 km2020-12-15 22:43:05 UTCView event →
M 5.156 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu77.6 km2020-11-26 04:41:35 UTCView event →
M 5.185 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-11-17 22:22:07 UTCView event →
M 5.1190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu93.5 km2020-10-04 03:35:23 UTCView event →
M 5.1102 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.1 km2020-10-02 13:16:26 UTCView event →
M 5.141 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu133.8 km2020-09-12 06:47:22 UTCView event →
M 5.193 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-06 04:20:50 UTCView event →
M 5.185 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu47.3 km2020-07-22 07:30:42 UTCView event →
M 5.145 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu161.4 km2020-07-14 19:15:15 UTCView event →
M 5.169 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-07-13 22:14:48 UTCView event →
M 5.16 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu98.5 km2020-06-30 22:10:09 UTCView event →
M 5.153 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2020-06-04 11:21:53 UTCView event →
M 5.162 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu255.6 km2020-06-02 02:04:24 UTCView event →
M 5.146 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu110.1 km2020-02-13 06:50:44 UTCView event →
M 5.164 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-01-11 09:03:19 UTCView event →
M 5.0162 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-12-25 20:47:46 UTCView event →
M 5.066 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu121.0 km2020-10-05 13:03:34 UTCView event →
M 5.091 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-07 04:41:25 UTCView event →
M 5.090 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-09-03 02:34:02 UTCView event →
M 5.085 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-06-16 08:30:29 UTCView event →
M 5.0114 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-05-31 11:11:38 UTCView event →
M 5.083 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu11.7 km2020-05-29 16:13:19 UTCView event →
M 5.091 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-05-27 08:05:51 UTCView event →
M 5.0Vanuatu region10.0 km2020-05-25 00:06:26 UTCView event →
M 5.079 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-03-03 15:53:52 UTCView event →
M 5.0Vanuatu10.0 km2020-01-22 10:09:19 UTCView event →
M 5.043 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu119.8 km2020-01-10 16:32:30 UTCView event →
M 4.9166 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-12-25 20:52:05 UTCView event →
M 4.9117 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu23.8 km2020-12-25 18:53:23 UTCView event →
M 4.969 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2020-11-17 01:19:34 UTCView event →
M 4.9187 km N of Sola, Vanuatu256.3 km2020-11-12 11:13:20 UTCView event →
M 4.982 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu181.0 km2020-11-02 09:04:50 UTCView event →
M 4.9Vanuatu210.7 km2020-10-12 23:49:48 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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