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Shefa has recorded 3,345 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.5 in 1999.

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Earthquakes

3,345 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.5.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.640 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu26.5 mi
4.283 mi NNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.637 mi SW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.969 mi SW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.362 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.377 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu68.3 mi
4.564 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu52.9 mi
4.865 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.44 mi SW of Port Vila, Vanuatu11.0 mi
4.434 mi SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu43.1 mi
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MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.243 mi WNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.8100 mi WSW of Pango, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.561 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.635 mi SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.390 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu153.2 mi
4.540 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu63.7 mi
4.825 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu94.0 mi
4.330 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu13.9 mi
4.651 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.760 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.515 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu59.9 mi
4.699 mi SW of Pango, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.731 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
5.045 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu21.7 mi
4.742 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu21.7 mi
4.59 mi N of Port Vila, Vanuatu44.0 mi
4.811 mi S of Port Vila, Vanuatu43.3 mi
5.730 mi S of Port Vila, Vanuatu16.8 mi
4.516 mi SW of Port Vila, Vanuatu18.5 mi
4.838 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.661 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.549 mi ESE of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
5.553 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.843 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.448 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
5.258 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.556 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
5.357 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.553 mi E of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.665 mi ESE of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.880 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.475 mi NNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu20.4 mi
4.381 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu73.3 mi
4.447 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu76.0 mi
4.491 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu101.6 mi
4.754 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu21.7 mi
4.558 mi WNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.545 mi NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.381 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.571 mi SW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.569 mi S of Port Vila, Vanuatu22.6 mi
4.043 mi NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu141.8 mi
4.492 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu142.3 mi
4.521 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu43.1 mi
4.368 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu80.0 mi
4.117 mi ESE of Port Vila, Vanuatu78.9 mi
4.760 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.193 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu152.5 mi
4.848 mi NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu156.8 mi
5.09 mi NNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu39.8 mi
4.644 mi WNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu24.2 mi
5.270 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu86.4 mi
4.423 mi WSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu19.1 mi
5.052 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu59.5 mi
4.244 mi N of Port Vila, Vanuatu134.0 mi
4.189 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
4.738 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.591 mi N of Port Vila, Vanuatu20.5 mi
7.319 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu35.4 mi
7.221 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu15.5 mi
7.232 mi WNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu13.0 mi
7.145 mi SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu19.9 mi
7.143 mi SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu12.9 mi
7.078 mi W of Port Vila, Vanuatu14.3 mi
7.040 mi S of Port Vila, Vanuatu17.4 mi
7.057 mi NW of Port Vila, Vanuatu18.6 mi
6.991 mi SE of Port Vila, Vanuatu127.8 mi
6.851 mi NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu136.7 mi
6.850 mi SSW of Port Vila, Vanuatu19.1 mi
6.888 mi SSE of Port Vila, Vanuatu113.3 mi
6.621 mi WNW of Port Vila, Vanuatu6.2 mi
6.657 mi S of Port Vila, Vanuatu15.6 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
202662M5.7
2025107M5.9
2024118M7.3
202355M5.6
202264M6.0
2021143M6.2
2020171M6.2
201955M5.9
201862M6.1
201742M6.4
201669M6.2
201570M6.8
201454M6.2
201357M5.9
2012208M7.0
2011177M7.1
2010160M7.2
200977M6.3
200853M6.3
200736M5.4
200666M6.4
200542M6.1
200483M6.0
200369M6.3
2002124M7.2
200150M6.4
200038M6.0
199936M7.5
199857M6.1
199754M5.5
199648M5.4
199541M5.9
1994127M6.9
199348M5.9
199235M6.0
199132M5.8
199063M7.1
198935M5.9
198844M6.2
198746M6.8
198647M6.4
198538M6.5
198438M6.8
198329M5.8
198212M5.6
198178M7.0
198012M5.2
197948M6.3
197826M5.9
197720M5.6
197619M5.5

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