M6.3 earthquake Vanuatu region
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the Vanuatu region on Sun, Apr 11, 1965, 9:53 AM GMT+11 (22:53 UTC), 635 km (395 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
- 1965-04-10 22:53:05 UTC
- Depth
- 635.0 km (394.6 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 13.409° S, 170.376° 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
- ±0.10
- 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 iscgem857648. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.