Vanuatu · Earthquake archives February 2021

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

Events67

Largest magnitudeM 6.2

M6+2

M7+0

Average depth23.1 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.2	136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	14.0 km	2021-02-18 06:37:30 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	82 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	13.0 km	2021-02-16 00:49:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	86 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	11.0 km	2021-02-28 23:37:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	71 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	14.3 km	2021-02-16 01:32:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	63 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	4.2 km	2021-02-20 02:44:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	74 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 12:21:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	65 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.1 km	2021-02-16 01:22:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	71 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-19 09:20:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	61 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 09:30:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	82 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 03:37:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	49 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	58.9 km	2021-02-14 19:43:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	48 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 11:31:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	77 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu	34.2 km	2021-02-17 09:36:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	76 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 00:56:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	82 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-15 20:04:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 17:25:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	37 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 11:45:16 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	61 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu	103.0 km	2021-02-16 08:07:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	95 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-26 11:21:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	54 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	128.8 km	2021-02-23 22:06:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	82 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 03:58:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	94 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	9.1 km	2021-02-16 16:12:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	92 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu	54.5 km	2021-02-16 06:42:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	66 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 04:44:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	68 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-15 10:34:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	248 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu	99.6 km	2021-02-12 10:07:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	112 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu	40.7 km	2021-02-04 23:48:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	82 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 15:49:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	98 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 04:00:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	87 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 16:16:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	20 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 01:38:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	79 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-15 16:51:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	109 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-14 20:54:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	37 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	121.7 km	2021-02-08 13:19:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 02:50:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	63 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 03:56:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	94 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-15 00:05:57 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	77 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 21:44:25 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	56 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 03:16:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	130 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 00:44:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	96 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-18 18:24:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	76 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 15:25:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	25 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 03:59:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	124 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-15 09:13:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	70 km S of Sola, Vanuatu	207.5 km	2021-02-23 22:12:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	118 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 08:02:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	61 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 04:31:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	64 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 03:29:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	57 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-20 02:29:01 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	93 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 10:57:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	34 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-16 02:36:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	109 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-14 08:03:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.6	119 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-13 07:17:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	Vanuatu region	10.0 km	2021-02-26 13:43:51 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	33 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	123.4 km	2021-02-23 18:16:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	72 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-21 10:39:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	67 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-18 13:08:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	32 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-18 03:20:07 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	94 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 14:31:50 UTC	View event →
M 4.5	72 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2021-02-17 04:12:13 UTC	View event →

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