May 13, 1903 Earthquake: Vanuatu Islands
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands on May 13, 1903 at 06:34:06 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
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
- May 13, 1903
- Time
- 06:34:06 UTC
- Place
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.000° S, 168.000° E
- Country
- Vanuatu
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 17, 2024, Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- November 26, 1999, Pentecost, Vanuatu Islands
- October 27, 1971, Espiritu Santo, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- November 19, 1933, Malekula, Vanuatu Islands
- May 29, 2009, Tongoa, Vanuatu Islands
- August 10, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- February 19, 2015, Vanuatu Islands
- July 13, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- January 2, 2002, Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- December 15, 2018, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu Islands
- November 22, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- November 24, 1905, Port Vila, Vanuatu
- June 2, 2009, Tongoa, Vanuatu Islands
- July 31, 1893, Vanuatu Islands
- April 28, 2016, Vanuatu Islands
More
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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 2652.