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Historic Earthquake
1999 Ambrym Earthquake
26 November 1999 · Pentecost · Vanuatu
On 26 November 1999 at 13:21 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu (Pentecost), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 151 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 10 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 100.
- Date
- 26 November 1999
- Time
- 13:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 100
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (6.6 m wave)
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Lopevi (17 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1965Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1953Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1950Vanuatu · M 7.8
- 1944Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1925Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1913Vanuatu · 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