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Vanuatu · Earthquake archives 2023

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

Events264
Largest magnitudeM 7.1
M6+9
M7+2
Average depth61.6 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan48Feb10Mar40Apr23May11Jun14Jul38Aug8Sep14Oct5Nov27Dec26
January48 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 1February10 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0March40 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1April23 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0May11 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0June14 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0July38 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 1August8 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1September14 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 2October5 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1November27 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 1December26 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.1118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu48.0 km2023-12-07 12:56:30 UTCView event →
M 7.023 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu29.0 km2023-01-08 12:32:42 UTCView event →
M 6.797 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu13.0 km2023-11-22 04:47:31 UTCView event →
M 6.535 km W of Sola, Vanuatu188.0 km2023-08-16 12:47:39 UTCView event →
M 6.583 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu17.0 km2023-03-02 18:04:30 UTCView event →
M 6.496 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu13.0 km2023-07-26 12:44:35 UTCView event →
M 6.162 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu125.0 km2023-09-28 14:40:25 UTCView event →
M 6.1Vanuatu185.0 km2023-09-21 21:11:48 UTCView event →
M 6.053 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu68.0 km2023-10-29 04:32:07 UTCView event →
M 5.9111 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-12-24 01:59:39 UTCView event →
M 5.8103 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-12-24 02:00:32 UTCView event →
M 5.8Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-11-28 07:39:35 UTCView event →
M 5.837 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu15.0 km2023-01-11 08:39:52 UTCView event →
M 5.7104 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2023-11-05 15:29:18 UTCView event →
M 5.7127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu12.0 km2023-07-03 20:57:45 UTCView event →
M 5.753 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-03-02 18:05:31 UTCView event →
M 5.717 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu109.3 km2023-01-10 05:24:48 UTCView event →
M 5.693 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu48.5 km2023-12-08 07:19:56 UTCView event →
M 5.629 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu26.0 km2023-11-11 12:35:30 UTCView event →
M 5.696 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu200.0 km2023-10-28 09:55:28 UTCView event →
M 5.63 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu34.7 km2023-02-16 05:37:04 UTCView event →
M 5.621 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu21.0 km2023-01-15 12:04:16 UTCView event →
M 5.5Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-11-27 03:31:15 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-11-27 03:56:01 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-11-26 11:42:59 UTCView event →
M 5.423 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu39.2 km2023-09-22 16:19:32 UTCView event →
M 5.483 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-07-27 01:25:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu42.9 km2023-10-04 21:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3107 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-08-30 13:55:54 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-07-27 07:03:00 UTCView event →
M 5.338 km SW of Luganville, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-07-09 18:43:39 UTCView event →
M 5.340 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu118.5 km2023-06-18 09:59:28 UTCView event →
M 5.362 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-03-03 00:54:27 UTCView event →
M 5.383 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu202.8 km2023-02-18 09:02:54 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu21.5 km2023-01-05 07:00:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2100 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-12-23 20:43:45 UTCView event →
M 5.2109 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu15.3 km2023-12-08 19:03:34 UTCView event →
M 5.2Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-11-27 04:17:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2107 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-07-26 13:02:50 UTCView event →
M 5.213 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu35.0 km2023-05-29 10:04:57 UTCView event →
M 5.245 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-03-02 18:11:07 UTCView event →
M 5.245 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-03-02 18:10:32 UTCView event →
M 5.244 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu119.6 km2023-02-14 02:03:16 UTCView event →
M 5.238 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu126.6 km2023-02-03 17:54:31 UTCView event →
M 5.2Vanuatu19.5 km2023-01-15 05:32:26 UTCView event →
M 5.222 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu30.5 km2023-01-09 01:46:13 UTCView event →
M 5.1121 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2023-12-13 03:04:18 UTCView event →
M 5.1101 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-12-06 21:07:47 UTCView event →
M 5.140 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu127.4 km2023-11-09 14:12:08 UTCView event →
M 5.182 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu11.9 km2023-07-26 23:13:08 UTCView event →
M 5.1Vanuatu region10.0 km2023-05-02 15:07:11 UTCView event →
M 5.149 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu128.5 km2023-04-10 23:58:13 UTCView event →
M 5.141 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu12.9 km2023-03-02 20:55:29 UTCView event →
M 5.139 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu20.7 km2023-01-14 14:31:27 UTCView event →
M 5.0112 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-12-24 17:32:47 UTCView event →
M 5.0102 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-09-20 09:32:30 UTCView event →
M 5.081 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu164.4 km2023-09-09 00:45:43 UTCView event →
M 5.037 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2023-08-24 20:08:15 UTCView event →
M 5.0151 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu225.3 km2023-08-16 04:09:04 UTCView event →
M 5.087 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10.0 km2023-07-27 22:10:37 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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