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Historic Earthquake
1971 Vanuatu Earthquake
27 October 1971 · Espiritu Santo, Port Vila · Vanuatu
On 27 October 1971 at 17:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu (Espiritu Santo, Port Vila), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 27 October 1971
- Time
- 17:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Ambae (Manaro Voui) (69 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Vanuatu Earthquakes · M 7.6
- 1985Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1985Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1973Espiritu Santo, Luganille · M 7.5
- 1965Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1964Espiritu Santo Islands · M 7.5
- 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