Home › 1950 › Vanuatu

M6.7 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1950-05-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw

This page is updated only once a day and is not an alert service. For current earthquake and tsunami information, check the Japan Meteorological Agency, the USGS and your local authorities.

Depth35 km

Time (UTC)1950-05-17 18:13

Rank in 195025 / 123among M6+

Rank since 19003174 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×10approx.

110 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · -20.52, 169.51

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1920 M8.1M8.1

1901 M7.9M7.9

1910 M7.8M7.8

1995 M7.7M7.7

1913 M7.6M7.6

1928 M7.6M7.6

2018 M7.5M7.5

1998 M7.5M7.5

1992 M7.4M7.4

1961 M7.3M7.3

2003 M7.3M7.3

2008 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1949-09-12	1949-09-12 09:17	15 km	252 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.6 1948-11-03	1948-11-03 05:18	15 km	187 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.5 1947-11-12	1947-11-12 16:19	30 km	291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.7 1947-11-09	1947-11-09 04:57	15 km	273 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 1947-07-24	1947-07-24 12:16	15 km	Vanuatu
M6.4 1946-08-15	1946-08-15 15:24	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.2 1946-03-24	1946-03-24 15:33	35 km	southeast of the Loyalty Islands
M6.5 1945-04-19	1945-04-19 13:04	35 km	239 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 1945-02-01	1945-02-01 12:13	20 km	166 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.2 1945-02-01	1945-02-01 10:35	20 km	160 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.