Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Vanuatu, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
230
M5+
Strongest
M8.1
M7+ events
51
Tsunami events
13
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920-09-20 | 8.1 | 1920 Vanuatu Earthquake | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-12-02 | 7.9 | 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-06-16 | 7.8 | 28 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-05-20 | 7.7 |
| 45 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu |
| 50 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-10-07 | 7.7 | 148 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-10-14 | 7.6 | 63 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-12-28 | 7.5 | 81 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-11-26 | 7.5 | 92 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-11-09 | 7.4 | 47 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-10-11 | 7.4 | 47 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 129 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-02-19 | 7.3 | 207 km E of Sola, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-07-23 | 7.3 | 63 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-03-30 | 7.3 | 51 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 121 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-12-17 | 7.3 | 24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu🌊 | 54 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1915-01-05 | 7.3 | 44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu | 170 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-08-06 | 7.3 | 79 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu | 165 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-11-22 | 7.3 | 97 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-12-25 | 7.3 | 141 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-04-09 | 7.3 | 71 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-11-24 | 7.2 | 47 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 165 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-07-02 | 7.2 | 62 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 236 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-08-11 | 7.2 | 21 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-01-10 | 7.2 | 70 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-08-20 | 7.2 | 71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-07-13 | 7.2 | 58 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-07-27 | 7.2 | 37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 126 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-08-01 | 7.2 | 56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu | 120 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-01-02 | 7.2 | 50 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-03-22 | 7.2 | 113 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-07-09 | 7.2 | 54 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu | 130 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-12-07 | 7.1 | 118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu🌊 | 48 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-03-30 | 7.1 | 175 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-10-11 | 7.1 | 157 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-01-19 | 7.1 | 36 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 113 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-10-20 | 7.1 | 31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu🌊 | 135 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-01-09 | 7.1 | 16 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 103 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-12-21 | 7.1 | 112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu | 43 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-02-02 | 7.1 | 125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-01-24 | 7.1 | 84 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-06-29 | 7.1 | Vanuatu region | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-01-05 | 7.1 | 38 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-05-26 | 7.1 | 91 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 50 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-04-05 | 7.1 | 48 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-05-30 | 7.0 | 72 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1903-05-13 | 7.0 | Vanuatu | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-11-02 | 7.0 | 68 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-11-15 | 7.0 | 34 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 123 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-12-29 | 7.0 | 92 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-10-04 | 7.0 | 29 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-07-15 | 7.0 | 92 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2016-04-28 | 7.0 | 3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu🌊 | 24 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-04-10 | 7.0 | 46 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-08-29 | 6.9 | 58 km SE of Sola, Vanuatu | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-03-25 | 6.9 | 86 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 255 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1911-07-11 | 6.9 | 55 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu | 175 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-06-30 | 6.9 | 46 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-08-18 | 6.9 | 17 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu🌊 | 93 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-08-11 | 6.9 | 97 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-08-02 | 6.9 | 118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | 52 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-09-08 | 6.9 | 75 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-04-06 | 6.9 | 39 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 166 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-02-23 | 6.9 | 57 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 234 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1958-05-31 | 6.9 | 146 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-11-10 | 6.8 | 86 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-05-01 | 6.8 | 65 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 143 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-12-09 | 6.8 | 64 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 39 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-10-27 | 6.8 | 16 km ESE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 52 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2011-05-10 | 6.8 | 124 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia | 11 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-10-15 | 6.8 | 68 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-08-07 | 6.8 | 51 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu | 150 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-08-10 | 6.8 | 29 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-04-06 | 6.8 | 84 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 182 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-05-09 | 6.8 | 59 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu🌊 | 169 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1919-08-31 | 6.8 | 11 km NNE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-12-01 | 6.8 | 55 km W of Sola, Vanuatu | 125 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-06-01 | 6.7 | 126 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1928-11-06 | 6.7 | 109 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | 55 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-11-07 | 6.7 | 69 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-06-21 | 6.7 | 106 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-11-22 | 6.7 | 97 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu🌊 | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-01-10 | 6.7 | 108 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-07-29 | 6.7 | 156 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 48 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-03-29 | 6.7 | 96 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-05-13 | 6.7 | 63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 160 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-12-21 | 6.7 | 59 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu | 201 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-06-10 | 6.7 | 63 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-07-13 | 6.7 | 80 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-09-28 | 6.7 | 62 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu | 176 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-02-08 | 6.7 | 52 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu | 206 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-12-10 | 6.7 | 54 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-11-13 | 6.6 | 146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1955-01-05 | 6.6 | 39 km SE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-10-08 | 6.6 | 129 km E of Sola, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-06-23 | 6.6 | 113 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-11-03 | 6.6 | 187 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-07-06 | 6.6 | 119 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1970-03-09 | 6.6 | 77 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 37 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-08-22 | 6.6 | 66 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-06-29 | 6.6 | 0 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 139 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-11-06 | 6.6 | 51 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 114 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |