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Historic Earthquake
1913 Vanuatu Earthquake
14 October 1913 · Vanuatu
On 14 October 1913 at 08:08 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu, at a depth of 230 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 108 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It is the 74th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 14 October 1913
- Time
- 08:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 230 km
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Yasur (47 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1950Vanuatu · M 7.8
- 1925Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1920Loyalty Islands · M 8.1
- 1913Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1903Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1901Loyalty Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth