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Historic Earthquake
1961 Vanuatu Earthquake
23 July 1961 · Vanuatu
On 23 July 1961 at 21:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu, at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 99 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 July 1961
- Time
- 21:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 35 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Traitor's Head (95 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
- 1913Vanuatu · M 8.1
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1903Vanuatu · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth