Vanuatu earthquakes in 1969
13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1969. The largest: M7.1 36 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, Jan 20, 1969.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1969 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1969
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.313 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 26 km deep
- 6.087 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.728 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.989 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu · 245 km deep
- 5.641 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 120 km deep
- 5.539 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 47 km deep
- 5.566 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 199 km deep
- 5.952 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 6.176 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 100 km deep
- 5.5294 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.9282 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.742 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 210 km deep
- 7.136 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 113 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1969 | 1 | 7.1 | 36 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu |
| February 1969 | 1 | 5.7 | 42 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| March 1969 | 2 | 5.9 | 282 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| April 1969 | 1 | 6.1 | 76 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| May 1969 | 1 | 5.9 | 52 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| June 1969 | 0 | ||
| July 1969 | 3 | 5.6 | 41 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu |
| August 1969 | 0 | ||
| September 1969 | 0 | ||
| October 1969 | 1 | 5.9 | 89 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| November 1969 | 2 | 6.0 | 87 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| December 1969 | 1 | 6.3 | 13 km N of Port-Olry, 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.