April 28, 2008 Earthquake: Vanuatu Islands
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu Islands on April 28, 2008 at 18:33:34 UTC, 32 km below the surface. 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
- April 28, 2008
- Time
- 18:33:34 UTC
- Place
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 32 km (20 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 19.941° S, 168.953° 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.
Felt at Isangel and Port-Vila. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 1875, Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- June 1, 1910, Vanuatu Islands
- April 9, 2008, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 2, 1972, Tanna, Anatom, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- October 14, 1913, Vanuatu Islands
- September 20, 1920, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- February 12, 1994, Vanuatu Islands
- May 10, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- December 7, 2023, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- March 25, 2007, Vanuatu Islands
- January 13, 2011, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
- November 24, 1944, Vanuatu Islands
- July 2, 1953, Vanuatu Islands
- December 25, 2010, Vanuatu Islands
- April 14, 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 8138.