Vanuatu earthquakes in 1966
21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1966. The largest: M6.9 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu, Oct 8, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.375 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 230 km deep
- 6.855 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 125 km deep
- 5.556 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 166 km deep
- 5.821 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.5132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 39 km deep
- 6.321 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 5.775 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.7100 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.9261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 150 km deep
- 5.986 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.7191 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 242 km deep
- 6.1Vanuatu region · 33 km deep
- 5.683 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.792 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 55 km deep
- 5.982 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.8188 km N of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.2115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.622 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 41 km deep
- 6.457 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 180 km deep
- 6.079 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.5155 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 2 | 6.0 | 79 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| February 1966 | 2 | 6.6 | 22 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| March 1966 | 3 | 6.2 | 115 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| April 1966 | 1 | 5.7 | 92 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| May 1966 | 0 | ||
| June 1966 | 4 | 6.7 | 191 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| July 1966 | 0 | ||
| August 1966 | 0 | ||
| September 1966 | 0 | ||
| October 1966 | 3 | 6.9 | 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| November 1966 | 4 | 6.3 | 21 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| December 1966 | 2 | 6.8 | 55 km W of Sola, 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.
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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.