M6.6 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sun, Nov 4, 1934, 1:53 PM GMT+12 (01:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1934-11-04 01:53:43 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.919° S, 174.605° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905252. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.