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Historic Earthquake
1965 Vanuatu Earthquake
13 August 1965 · Vanuatu
On 13 August 1965 at 12:40 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu, at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 55 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 13 August 1965
- Time
- 12:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 33 km
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.0 m wave)
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Ambae (Manaro Voui) (125 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1985Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1985Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1973Espiritu Santo, Luganille · M 7.5
- 1965Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1964Espiritu Santo Islands · M 7.5
- 1950Vanuatu · M 7.8
- 1910Espiritu Santo · M 7.9
- 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