Vanuatu earthquakes in 1927
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1927. The largest: M7.1 84 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Jan 24, 1927.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1927 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1927
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.179 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.8271 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.792 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.3124 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.444 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.376 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.247 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.540 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 7.184 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.1Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1927 | 6 | 7.1 | 84 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| February 1927 | 1 | 6.3 | 124 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| March 1927 | 0 | ||
| April 1927 | 1 | 5.7 | 92 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| May 1927 | 0 | ||
| June 1927 | 0 | ||
| July 1927 | 1 | 5.8 | 271 km WSW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu |
| August 1927 | 0 | ||
| September 1927 | 1 | 6.1 | 79 km ESE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| October 1927 | 0 | ||
| November 1927 | 0 | ||
| December 1927 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.