Vanuatu earthquakes in 1929
5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1929. The largest: M6.0 104 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu, Feb 26, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 0 | ||
| February 1929 | 1 | 6.0 | 104 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| March 1929 | 1 | 5.9 | 265 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| April 1929 | 1 | 5.3 | 64 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| May 1929 | 1 | 5.7 | 150 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| June 1929 | 0 | ||
| July 1929 | 0 | ||
| August 1929 | 1 | 5.7 | 115 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| September 1929 | 0 | ||
| October 1929 | 0 | ||
| November 1929 | 0 | ||
| December 1929 | 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.