Vanuatu earthquakes in 1959
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1959. The largest: M6.5 Vanuatu region, Jul 4, 1959.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1959 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1959
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 5.7Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 6.040 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.2155 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.772 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.784 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.5Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 5.676 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.694 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.6108 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | 0 | ||
| February 1959 | 0 | ||
| March 1959 | 0 | ||
| April 1959 | 0 | ||
| May 1959 | 3 | 5.6 | 108 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| June 1959 | 0 | ||
| July 1959 | 3 | 6.5 | Vanuatu region |
| August 1959 | 1 | 6.2 | 155 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| September 1959 | 1 | 6.0 | 40 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| October 1959 | 0 | ||
| November 1959 | 2 | 5.8 | Vanuatu region |
| December 1959 | 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.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
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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.