Vanuatu earthquakes in 1960
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1960. The largest: M6.7 96 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu, Mar 29, 1960.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1960 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1960
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.110 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu · 65 km deep
- 6.154 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.151 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.087 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.0109 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.150 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.2162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.9164 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 33 km deep
- 6.796 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.7178 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 39 km deep
- 6.1178 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 6.0169 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1960 | 0 | ||
| February 1960 | 0 | ||
| March 1960 | 5 | 6.7 | 96 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| April 1960 | 1 | 6.2 | 162 km W of Sola, Vanuatu |
| May 1960 | 0 | ||
| June 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 50 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| July 1960 | 2 | 6.0 | 87 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| August 1960 | 0 | ||
| September 1960 | 2 | 6.1 | 54 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| October 1960 | 0 | ||
| November 1960 | 0 | ||
| December 1960 | 1 | 6.1 | 10 km S of Luganville, 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
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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.