Vanuatu earthquakes in 1972
44 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Vanuatu in 1972. The largest: M7.0 68 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu, Nov 3, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Vanuatu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.883 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.541 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 140 km deep
- 5.914 km NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 40 km deep
- 5.821 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.478 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 34 km deep
- 6.265 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 5.513 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 5.877 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 31 km deep
- 5.543 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 7.068 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18 km deep
- 5.953 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 137 km deep
- 6.360 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 5.561 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu · 155 km deep
- 5.8123 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 36 km deep
- 5.774 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 32 km deep
- 5.6117 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 5.7102 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 38 km deep
- 6.491 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 37 km deep
- 5.2120 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 54 km deep
- 5.8104 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.3105 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 43 km deep
- 5.780 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 52 km deep
- 6.291 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 37 km deep
- 6.346 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
- 6.035 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 122 km deep
- 5.656 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 180 km deep
- 5.5170 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 234 km deep
- 5.765 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 168 km deep
- 5.812 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 5.332 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 47 km deep
- 6.721 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 54 km deep
- 5.1167 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
- 5.7257 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 147 km deep
- 6.5170 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.965 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 38 km deep
- 5.688 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 209 km deep
- 6.314 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 128 km deep
- 6.1145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 51 km deep
- 5.5Vanuatu region · 20 km deep
- 5.9164 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 6.9138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 56 km deep
- 6.0132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 5.9141 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 6.3Vanuatu region · 10 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1972 in Vanuatu.
- 7.068 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 18 km deep
- 6.9138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 56 km deep
- 6.721 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu · 54 km deep
- 6.5170 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 6.491 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 37 km deep
- 6.346 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 50 km deep
- 6.314 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 128 km deep
- 6.3Vanuatu region · 10 km deep
- 6.360 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 30 km deep
- 6.291 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 37 km deep
- 6.265 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu · 45 km deep
- 6.1145 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 51 km deep
- 6.035 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 122 km deep
- 6.0132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 20 km deep
- 5.914 km NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 40 km deep
- 5.953 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 137 km deep
- 5.9164 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu · 10 km deep
- 5.9141 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.965 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 38 km deep
- 5.8123 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 36 km deep
- 5.812 km SSE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 25 km deep
- 5.8104 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.877 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 31 km deep
- 5.821 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
- 5.883 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 8 | 6.9 | 138 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| February 1972 | 0 | ||
| March 1972 | 2 | 5.9 | 65 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| April 1972 | 2 | 6.5 | 170 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu |
| May 1972 | 4 | 6.7 | 21 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu |
| June 1972 | 2 | 5.7 | 65 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu |
| July 1972 | 0 | ||
| August 1972 | 1 | 5.6 | 56 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| September 1972 | 12 | 6.4 | 91 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| October 1972 | 3 | 6.3 | 60 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| November 1972 | 9 | 7.0 | 68 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| December 1972 | 1 | 5.8 | 83 km SSE 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.