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Vanuatu earthquakes in 1933

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1933. The largest: M6.4 96 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu, Nov 19, 1933.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1933 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1933

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19330
February 19330
March 19330
April 19330
May 19330
June 19330
July 19330
August 19330
September 19330
October 193316.063 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
November 193316.496 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
December 193315.653 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Vanuatu nowWorldwide in 1933

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.