VANUATU  [ Back to Seismic Damage Index ]   [ Back to Country Index ]
Year Month Day Time LAT Long Dep M Tsunami Dead Injured Damage Remarks
1903 5 13 634U -17.00 168.00 s 7.8 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is.(overestimated M) 7.0S
1910 6 1 555U -20.00 169.00 80 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.3B
1910 6 16 630U -19.00 169.50 100 8.6 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is.(overestimated M) 7.9B
1910 11 9 602U -15.00 166.00 80 7.9 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.5B
1910 11 26 439U -14.00 167.00 60 8.0 　 - - 　 Vanuatu(overestimated M) 7.3S
1913 10 14 808U -19.50 169.00 230 8.1 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.6B
1913 11 10 2112U -18.00 169.00 80 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.2B
1920 9 20 1439U -20.00 168.00 s 8.3 T - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.9S
1925 3 22 841U -18.50 168.50 50 7.6 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.2S
1944 11 24 449U -19.00 169.00 170 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.4B
1950 12 2 1951U -18.20 167.50 　 8.1 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.2S 7.6B
1953 7 2 656U -19.00 169.00 223 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.4B
1961 7 23 2151U -18.50 168.30 44 7.1 T - - limi Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is. 7.3S
1964 7 5 0L -15.50 166.50 　 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu:Espiritu Santo Is.(possibly overestimated M, possibly erroneous date)
1965 8 11 2231U -15.80 167.20 13 7.4 T - - limi Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is.(M7.1 also on 13/8) 7.3S
1970 8 11 1022U -14.12 166.65 33 7.5 　 - - 　 Vanuatu(overestimated M)I=4
1971 10 27 1758U -15.50 167.22 40 7.1 　 1 some seve Vanuatu:Espiritu Santo,Port Vila(I=7)
1972 5 4 748U -15.92 167.51 45 6.8 　 0 - insi Vanuatu:New Hebrides Is.
1973 12 28 1341U -14.46 166.60 26 7.8 　 - - insi Vanuatu:Espiritu Santo,Luganvill1e 7.3S
1973 12 29 19U -15.12 166.90 47 7.2 　 - - insi Vanuatu:luganville,Lamap 7.0S
1981 7 15 759U -17.26 167.60 30 7.0 　 0 0 limi Vanuatu:Shepherd 7.1W
1985 11 28 349U -13.99 166.19 33 7.6 　 0 - 　 Vanuatu(overestimated M) 7.1S 7.0W
1985 12 21 113U -13.97 166.52 43 7.6 　 0 - 　 Vanuatu(overestimated M) 7.3S 7.1W
1987 7 6 249U -14.07 167.83 48 6.6 T 0 0 　 Vanuatu:Banks Islands 6.6W
1990 7 27 1237U -15.36 167.46 126 6.4 　 0 2 limi Vanuatu:Espiritu Santo 7.2W
1999 8 22 1240U -16.12 168.04 33 6.2 　 0 0 insi Vanuatu 6.5W
1999 11 26 1321U -16.42 168.21 33 7.3 T 10 40 limi Vanuatu:Pentecost Is.,Ambrym Is. 7.5W
2002 1 2 1722U -17.60 167.86 21 7.5 t 0 sev limi Vanuatu:Efate 7.3W
2002 11 27 1643U -14.49 167.83 33 5.8 　 0 3 limi Vanuatu:Mere Lava landslide 5.8W
2009 5 29 620U -17.03 168.33 13 5.5 　 0 10 limi Vanuatu:Tongoa landslides 5.7W
2009 6 2 217U -17.76 167.95 15 6.2 　 0 4 insi Vanuatu:Tongoa landslides 6.3W
2009 10 7 2203U -13.01 166.51 45 7.3 　 0 0 insi Vanuatu 7.6W

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