Vanuatu earthquakes in 1971
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1971. The largest: M6.8 16 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu, Oct 28, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.1Vanuatu region · 10 km deep
- 5.146 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.4173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 56 km deep
- 5.3120 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 5.4126 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 6.6129 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 5.7138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 40 km deep
- 6.816 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 52 km deep
- 6.2148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 56 km deep
- 6.7Vanuatu region · 10 km deep
- 5.885 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.5129 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.4Vanuatu region · 15 km deep
- 5.633 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 117 km deep
- 5.642 km W of Sola, Vanuatu · 183 km deep
- 5.859 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.977 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 18 km deep
- 5.650 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 125 km deep
- 5.5127 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 0 | ||
| February 1971 | 1 | 5.5 | 127 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| March 1971 | 1 | 5.6 | 50 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| April 1971 | 2 | 5.9 | 77 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| May 1971 | 0 | ||
| June 1971 | 0 | ||
| July 1971 | 0 | ||
| August 1971 | 5 | 5.8 | 85 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| September 1971 | 0 | ||
| October 1971 | 7 | 6.8 | 16 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu |
| November 1971 | 1 | 5.4 | 173 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| December 1971 | 2 | 6.1 | Vanuatu region |
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.