July 31, 1893 Earthquake: Vanuatu Islands
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands on July 31, 1893. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 31, 1893
- Place
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 17.750° S, 168.300° E
- Country
- Vanuatu
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #414:
1893, July 31, at 11:30 [local time]. There was strong, very rapid shock at Port Vila (Efate Island).
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 17, 2024, Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- November 26, 1999, Pentecost, Vanuatu Islands
- November 22, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- November 24, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- August 10, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- June 2, 2009, Tongoa, Vanuatu Islands
- January 2, 2002, Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- July 23, 1961, Vanuatu Islands
- November 10, 1913, Vanuatu Islands
- May 29, 2009, Tongoa, Vanuatu Islands
- January 24, 1927, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- March 22, 1925, Vanuatu Islands
- May 10, 1875, Vanuatu Islands
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6221.