March 22, 1925 Earthquake: Vanuatu Islands
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands on March 22, 1925 at 08:41:00 UTC, 50 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
- March 22, 1925
- Time
- 08:41:00 UTC
- Place
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.500° S, 168.500° 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.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 17, 2024, Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu Islands
- July 23, 1961, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- August 20, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- May 10, 1875, Vanuatu Islands
- August 17, 1863, Vanuatu Islands
- January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- February 11, 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- August 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- April 14, 2012, Vanuatu Islands
- January 9, 2011, Vanuatu Islands
- November 24, 1944, Vanuatu Islands
- July 2, 1953, Vanuatu Islands
- November 10, 1913, 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 3263.