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Historic Earthquake
2007 Vanuatu Earthquake
1 August 2007 · Luganville · Vanuatu
On 1 August 2007 at 17:08 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu (Luganville), at a depth of 120 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 149 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 1 August 2007
- Time
- 17:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 120 km
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Ambae (Manaro Voui) (28 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