Vanuatu earthquakes in 1938
6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1938. The largest: M7.0 72 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu, May 31, 1938.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1938 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1938
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 1938 | 0 | ||
| February 1938 | 0 | ||
| March 1938 | 0 | ||
| April 1938 | 0 | ||
| May 1938 | 2 | 7.0 | 72 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| June 1938 | 2 | 6.6 | 113 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| July 1938 | 1 | 5.6 | 139 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| August 1938 | 0 | ||
| September 1938 | 1 | 5.9 | 16 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| October 1938 | 0 | ||
| November 1938 | 0 | ||
| December 1938 | 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.