Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Vanuatu seismic overview
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Vanuatu, all regrouped on the same country page.
Max magnitude
7.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
85.1 km
Typical depth profile for this country
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Strongest earthquakes
Activity rhythm
Live geography
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History
| 1950 | 7.9 | 6 |
| 1910 | 7.8 | 6 |
| 1965 | 7.7 | 19 |
| 1913 | 7.6 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | 137 |
| 1992 | 7.4 | 108 |
| 1961 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 328 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 312 |
| 1911 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 354 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 146 |
| 2002 | 7.2 | 224 |
| 1994 | 7.2 | 219 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 130 |
| 1974 | 7.2 | 111 |
| 1973 | 7.2 | 97 |
| 1953 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1944 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 1925 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7.1 | 233 |
| 2012 | 7.1 | 309 |
| 2001 | 7.1 | 131 |
| 1969 | 7.1 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1927 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 1946 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1928 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 313 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 301 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | 132 |
| 1997 | 7.0 | 143 |
| 1993 | 7.0 | 100 |
| 1981 | 7.0 | 109 |
| 1903 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1945 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 307 |
| 1989 | 6.9 | 77 |
| 1987 | 6.9 | 105 |
| 1912 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1905 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1958 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 1963 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 174 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 175 |
| 1988 | 6.8 | 97 |
| 1984 | 6.8 | 80 |
| 1971 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 1919 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1972 | 6.7 | 15 |
| 1996 | 6.7 | 107 |
| 1978 | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1960 | 6.7 | 7 |
| 1955 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 196 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 161 |
| 1995 | 6.6 | 106 |
| 1986 | 6.6 | 101 |
| 1966 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 1932 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 234 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 217 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 83 |
| 1947 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1939 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1936 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 1926 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 355 |
| 2008 | 6.4 | 162 |
| 1976 | 6.4 | 74 |
| 1967 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1917 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1933 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1920 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 1952 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 241 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 132 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 203 |
| 1991 | 6.3 | 85 |
| 1979 | 6.3 | 86 |
| 1934 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1918 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1983 | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1943 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1957 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1948 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6.1 | 165 |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 135 |
| 1998 | 6.1 | 133 |
| 1982 | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1980 | 6.1 | 61 |
| 1937 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 1975 | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1956 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1954 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.9 | 239 |
| 1929 | 5.9 | 3 |
| 1930 | 5.8 | 2 |
| 1935 | 5.8 | 1 |
| 1977 | 5.7 | 91 |