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Historic Earthquake
2010 Vanuatu Earthquake
27 May 2010 · Vanuatu
On 27 May 2010 at 17:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu, at a depth of 31 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 53 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 27 May 2010
- Time
- 17:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 31 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Suretamatai (90 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