October 14, 1913 Earthquake: Vanuatu Islands
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands on October 14, 1913 at 08:08:48 UTC, 230 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
- October 14, 1913
- Time
- 08:08:48 UTC
- Place
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude
- 8.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 230 km (143 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.500° S, 169.000° 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.
October 14, 1913, 08:08:48 UTC, 19.5 S, 169 E, depth 230 km, magnitude 8.1 MS. (reference #88)
October 14, 1913, 08:08.8 UTC, 19.5 S, 169 E, depth 230 km, magnitude 7.75 MS. (reference #130)
October 14, 1913, 08:08.8 UTC, 19.5 S, 169 E, depth 230 km, magnitude 8.1 MS. (reference #1006)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 28, 2008, Vanuatu Islands
- June 1, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- November 24, 1944, Vanuatu Islands
- July 2, 1953, Vanuatu Islands
- November 2, 1972, Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 9, 2008, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- April 14, 2012, Vanuatu Islands
- August 17, 1863, Vanuatu Islands
- January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- February 11, 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- August 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- June 16, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- September 20, 1920, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- March 9, 2012, 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 2989.