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Vanuatu · Earthquake archives 2021

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

Events278
Largest magnitudeM 7.3
M6+9
M7+1
Average depth78.6 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan18Feb67Mar31Apr15May29Jun10Jul19Aug29Sep16Oct16Nov13Dec15
January18 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2February67 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 2March31 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1April15 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0May29 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0June10 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0July19 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0August29 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 1September16 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0October16 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 3November13 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0December15 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.3Vanuatu region527.0 km2021-10-02 06:29:17 UTCView event →
M 6.9Vanuatu region535.0 km2021-10-09 10:58:31 UTCView event →
M 6.917 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu93.0 km2021-08-18 10:10:05 UTCView event →
M 6.259 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu93.0 km2021-10-18 07:26:51 UTCView event →
M 6.2136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu14.0 km2021-02-18 06:37:30 UTCView event →
M 6.282 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu13.0 km2021-02-16 00:49:25 UTCView event →
M 6.166 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu173.4 km2021-03-04 16:53:11 UTCView event →
M 6.150 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu160.0 km2021-01-10 06:48:20 UTCView event →
M 6.1146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu113.0 km2021-01-08 05:01:04 UTCView event →
M 5.986 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu11.0 km2021-02-28 23:37:15 UTCView event →
M 5.971 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu14.3 km2021-02-16 01:32:00 UTCView event →
M 5.8Vanuatu region513.0 km2021-11-26 04:13:21 UTCView event →
M 5.848 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu8.0 km2021-09-17 10:28:39 UTCView event →
M 5.648 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu123.0 km2021-11-20 10:57:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6119 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu129.0 km2021-11-19 19:32:55 UTCView event →
M 5.642 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu116.0 km2021-10-14 05:51:55 UTCView event →
M 5.5Vanuatu region8.0 km2021-08-04 05:55:09 UTCView event →
M 5.522 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu35.0 km2021-07-22 02:24:58 UTCView event →
M 5.563 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu4.2 km2021-02-20 02:44:05 UTCView event →
M 5.574 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-17 12:21:42 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.1 km2021-02-16 01:22:19 UTCView event →
M 5.563 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu182.0 km2021-01-09 01:39:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu region519.5 km2021-10-12 06:04:10 UTCView event →
M 5.4206 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu42.8 km2021-09-12 02:57:42 UTCView event →
M 5.420 km N of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-08-31 13:26:58 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu46.8 km2021-03-01 03:29:48 UTCView event →
M 5.387 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu6.9 km2021-09-10 17:45:16 UTCView event →
M 5.346 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu119.2 km2021-06-29 03:14:13 UTCView event →
M 5.371 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2021-05-28 13:41:34 UTCView event →
M 5.354 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu180.5 km2021-05-01 11:50:25 UTCView event →
M 5.355 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu162.3 km2021-03-12 01:03:51 UTCView event →
M 5.371 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-19 09:20:01 UTCView event →
M 5.361 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-17 09:30:34 UTCView event →
M 5.382 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-16 03:37:11 UTCView event →
M 5.349 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu58.9 km2021-02-14 19:43:00 UTCView event →
M 5.361 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu161.6 km2021-01-18 07:17:16 UTCView event →
M 5.2108 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu51.1 km2021-05-27 03:58:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2Vanuatu12.5 km2021-05-04 13:33:23 UTCView event →
M 5.2116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu264.1 km2021-04-08 01:13:46 UTCView event →
M 5.290 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-03-14 09:14:12 UTCView event →
M 5.292 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-03-09 08:24:54 UTCView event →
M 5.248 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-17 11:31:59 UTCView event →
M 5.277 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu34.2 km2021-02-17 09:36:17 UTCView event →
M 5.276 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-16 00:56:09 UTCView event →
M 5.282 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-15 20:04:48 UTCView event →
M 5.178 km NNE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-12-28 19:53:17 UTCView event →
M 5.1227 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-12-18 20:14:16 UTCView event →
M 5.145 km W of Sola, Vanuatu170.4 km2021-09-30 12:07:54 UTCView event →
M 5.152 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-09-19 04:23:56 UTCView event →
M 5.150 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-09-17 10:48:08 UTCView event →
M 5.179 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-09-04 07:53:47 UTCView event →
M 5.136 km NNE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-08-30 21:03:17 UTCView event →
M 5.145 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu217.2 km2021-07-29 11:00:59 UTCView event →
M 5.135 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu141.6 km2021-05-12 16:52:43 UTCView event →
M 5.159 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-05-06 12:20:37 UTCView event →
M 5.199 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-05-05 15:35:46 UTCView event →
M 5.158 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu52.2 km2021-04-10 04:15:54 UTCView event →
M 5.194 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-03-14 09:10:27 UTCView event →
M 5.192 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-03-02 22:02:09 UTCView event →
M 5.174 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-03-01 10:06:26 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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