M6.3 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Wed, Jun 16, 1965, 11:10 AM GMT+12 (23:10 UTC), 14 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
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-06-15 23:10:26 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.897° S, 173.858° 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
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem856155. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.