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Historic Earthquake
1985 Vanuatu Earthquake
21 December 1985 · Vanuatu
On 21 December 1985 at 01:13 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Vanuatu, at a depth of 43 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 33 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 21 December 1985
- Time
- 01:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 43 km
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Suretamatai (105 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Vanuatu Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 1997Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu · M 7.7
- 1985Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1980Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1966Santa Cruz Islands · M 7.8
- 1957Santa Cruz Islands · M 7.8
- 1934Santa Cruz Islands · M 7.8
- 1910Espiritu Santo · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth