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2023 Vanuatu Earthquake
7 December 2023 · Tanna Island · Vanuatu
On 7 December 2023 at 12:56 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu (Tanna Island), at a depth of 48 km. It occurred on the New Hebrides Plate, 64 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 7 December 2023
- Time
- 12:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 48 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- New Hebrides Plate
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Nearest Volcano
- Gemini-Oscostar (102 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Noumea, Vanuatu · M 7.7
- 1925Vanuatu · M 7.6
- 1920Loyalty Islands · M 8.1
- 1913Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1913Vanuatu · M 8.1
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.9
- 1910Vanuatu · M 7.5
- 1901Loyalty Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth