Vanuatu earthquakes in 1961
20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1961. The largest: M7.3 63 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Jul 24, 1961.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1961 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1961
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.0117 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.8Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 5.7137 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 65 km deep
- 5.6Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 6.094 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
- 5.773 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 5.9133 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 7.363 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 6.070 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 6.1Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 5.885 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.9103 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.279 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.190 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.870 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.6119 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.0154 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.750 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.956 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.699 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | 1 | 5.6 | 99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| February 1961 | 0 | ||
| March 1961 | 1 | 5.9 | 56 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| April 1961 | 0 | ||
| May 1961 | 1 | 5.7 | 50 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| June 1961 | 1 | 6.0 | 154 km W of Sola, Vanuatu |
| July 1961 | 10 | 7.3 | 63 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| August 1961 | 2 | 6.0 | 94 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| September 1961 | 1 | 5.6 | Vanuatu region |
| October 1961 | 2 | 5.8 | Vanuatu region |
| November 1961 | 1 | 6.0 | 117 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| December 1961 | 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.