List of earthquakes in Vanuatu
The following is a list of earthquakes near and in the Vanuatu archipelago.
Earthquakes
| Date | Region | M | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-07-08 | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||||
| 1910-11-10 | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | ||||||
| 1965-08-11 | 7.6 | Moderate damage / tsunami | NGDC | |||||
| 1971-10-28 | 7.1 | VII | 1 | Some | Severe damage | NGDC | ||
| 1973-12-29 | 7.5 | VII | Moderate damage | NGDC | ||||
| 1973-12-29 | 7.2 | VIII | Moderate damage | NGDC | ||||
| 1990-07-27 | Espiritu Santo | 6.4 | V | 2 | Moderate damage | NGDC | ||
| 1997-04-21 | Santa Cruz Islands | 7.7 | Mw | Some damage / tsunami | [1] | |||
| 1999-11-27 | Ambrym | 7.5 | Mw | 10 | 40 | Landslides / Damage / Five killed by tsunami | [2] | |
| 2002-01-03 | 7.2 | Mw | Several | Rockslides / Damage | [3] | |||
| 2002-11-28 | 5.9 | Mw | 3 | Landslides / Damage | [4] | |||
| 2009-05-29 | 5.7 | Mw | 10 | Landslides / Damage | [5] | |||
| 2009-06-03 | 6.3 | Mw | 4 | Landslides | [6] | |||
References
- ↑ USGS. "M7.7 - Santa Cruz Islands". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M7.5 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M7.2 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M5.9 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M5.7 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ USGS. "M6.3 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey.
- Sources
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