Vanuatu earthquakes in 1968
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1968. The largest: M6.5 Vanuatu region, Nov 4, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.0125 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 72 km deep
- 5.885 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 35 km deep
- 6.5Vanuatu region · 597 km deep
- 6.4195 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 55 km deep
- 5.5119 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.560 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 5.529 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 34 km deep
- 5.8191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 33 km deep
- 5.754 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 125 km deep
- 5.5255 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 126 km deep
- 5.870 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 34 km deep
- 5.7145 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 55 km deep
- 6.272 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 21 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 0 | ||
| February 1968 | 0 | ||
| March 1968 | 0 | ||
| April 1968 | 0 | ||
| May 1968 | 0 | ||
| June 1968 | 1 | 6.2 | 72 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| July 1968 | 2 | 5.8 | 70 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| August 1968 | 3 | 5.8 | 191 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| September 1968 | 3 | 5.5 | 119 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| October 1968 | 1 | 6.4 | 195 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| November 1968 | 1 | 6.5 | Vanuatu region |
| December 1968 | 2 | 6.0 | 125 km S of Isangel, 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.