Major earthquakes in Vanuatu since 1900 (M6+)

M6+609

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LargestM7.91950

M7+77

LatestM6.32026-10-08

Per decade

1900s9

1910s24

1920s21

1930s32

1940s21

1950s42

1960s57

1970s68

1980s63

1990s77

2000s76

2010s73

2020s46

Depth

0–70 km459

70–300 km142

300 km+7

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.9 1950-12-02	1950-12-02 19:51	30 km	99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.8 1910-06-16	1910-06-16 06:30	100 km	28 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.8 1957-12-17	1957-12-17 13:50	124 km	186 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.8 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 22:18	35 km	196 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.7 1965-05-20	1965-05-20 00:40	50 km	45 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.7 1997-04-21	1997-04-21 12:02	33 km	171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.7 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 22:03	45 km	148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.6 1913-10-14	1913-10-14 08:08	125 km	63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.6 1965-08-11	1965-08-11 22:31	48 km	31 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.5 1973-12-28	1973-12-28 13:41	26 km	81 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.5 1999-11-26	1999-11-26 13:21	33 km	92 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.4 1910-11-09	1910-11-09 06:01	20 km	47 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu
M7.4 1965-08-13	1965-08-13 12:40	30 km	43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu
M7.4 1992-10-11	1992-10-11 19:24	129 km	47 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.4 2009-10-07	2009-10-07 23:13	31 km	143 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1905-02-19	1905-02-19 04:34	15 km	207 km E of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1961-07-23	1961-07-23 21:51	25 km	63 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.3 1911-11-22	1911-11-22 23:05	200 km	97 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.3 1912-08-06	1912-08-06 21:11	165 km	79 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1915-01-05	1915-01-05 14:33	170 km	44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1999-02-06	1999-02-06 21:47	90 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 2008-04-09	2008-04-09 12:46	33 km	71 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.3 2010-08-10	2010-08-10 05:23	25 km	33 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.3 2010-12-25	2010-12-25 13:16	16 km	141 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.3 2021-10-02	2021-10-02 06:29	527 km	Vanuatu region
M7.3 2024-12-17	2024-12-17 01:47	54 km	24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.3 2026-03-30	2026-03-30 08:44	121 km	51 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.2 1944-11-24	1944-11-24 04:49	165 km	47 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.2 1953-07-02	1953-07-02 06:57	236 km	62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.2 1965-08-11	1965-08-11 03:40	18 km	21 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.2 1973-12-29	1973-12-29 00:19	47 km	20 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.2 1974-01-10	1974-01-10 08:51	34 km	70 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.2 1990-07-27	1990-07-27 12:37	126 km	37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.2 1994-07-13	1994-07-13 02:35	33 km	58 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.2 2002-01-02	2002-01-02 17:22	21 km	50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.2 2007-08-01	2007-08-01 17:08	120 km	56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.2 2010-05-27	2010-05-27 17:14	31 km	100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.2 2011-08-20	2011-08-20 16:55	32 km	71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.2 1910-11-26	1910-11-26 04:41	35 km	56 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.2 1925-03-22	1925-03-22 08:41	35 km	113 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.2 1964-07-09	1964-07-09 16:39	130 km	54 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu
M7.1 1953-11-04	1953-11-04 03:49	35 km	146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.1 1907-10-11	1907-10-11 14:27	15 km	157 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M7.1 1910-03-30	1910-03-30 16:55	100 km	175 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1969-01-19	1969-01-19 18:50	113 km	36 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.1 1985-12-21	1985-12-21 01:13	43 km	112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.1 1986-01-15	1986-01-15 20:17	150 km	210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 1990-03-05	1990-03-05 16:38	21 km	69 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M7.1 1990-08-12	1990-08-12 21:25	140 km	19 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M7.1 2000-02-25	2000-02-25 01:43	33 km	Vanuatu region

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.