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Latest quakes in or near Santo/Malo, Vanuatu - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.8 earthquake Coral Sea, 62 km south of Gaua Island, Torba - Mar 14, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023Mag. 7.0 40 Km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu - Jan 8, 2023 -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 11:10 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Santo/Malo in the past 24 hours.
Since 2023, Santo/Malo has had 71 quakes of magnitudes above 4 and up to 7.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 7
  • 5 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 24 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 41 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
Latest: Mag. 4.8 Earthquake 36 Km Ne of Port-olry, Vanuatu -
Strongest: Mag. 7.0 Earthquake 40 Km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu -
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Latest quakes in or near Santo/Malo, Vanuatu - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 14, 11:20 pm (Efate)
Mar 14, 12:20 GMT
4.8

163 km
24 km (15 mi) to the NE Coral Sea, Vanuatu, 62 km south of Gaua Island, Torba 1 reportInfo
Saturday, February 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 25, 08:47 am (Efate)
Feb 24, 21:47 GMT
5.0

58 km
3 km (1.9 mi) to the NE 13 Km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Info
Saturday, January 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 28, 03:44 am (Efate)
Jan 27, 16:44 GMT
4.6

123 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NE 29 Km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Info
Saturday, December 30, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 30, 2023 05:44 pm (Efate)
Dec 30, 2023 06:44 GMT
4.6

152 km
43 km (27 mi) to the E 56 Km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu 1 reportInfo
Friday, December 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 29, 2023 11:34 am (GMT +11)
Dec 29, 2023 00:34 GMT
4.4

113 km
35 km (22 mi) to the NE 46 Km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Info
Monday, December 4, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 5, 2023 01:46 am (Efate)
Dec 4, 2023 14:46 GMT
4.5

124 km
20 km (12 mi) to the NE 32 Km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Info
Friday, November 24, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 24, 2023 11:58 am (Efate)
Nov 24, 2023 00:58 GMT
4.7

46 km
10 km (6.2 mi) to the N Vanuatu Info
Saturday, November 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 12, 2023 02:46 am (Efate)
Nov 11, 2023 15:46 GMT
4.3

127 km
21 km (13 mi) to the NE Vanuatu Info
Thursday, November 9, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 10, 2023 01:12 am (Efate)
Nov 9, 2023 14:12 GMT
5.1

130 km
23 km (14 mi) to the E 37 Km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu 1 reportInfo
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 2, 2023 02:36 am (Efate)
Nov 1, 2023 15:36 GMT
4.6

171 km
46 km (29 mi) to the NE 58 Km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Info
Thursday, October 19, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 19, 2023 12:08 pm (Efate)
Oct 19, 2023 01:08 GMT
4.3

143 km
29 km (18 mi) to the E Vanuatu Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.7 x 1015 joules (1020 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 54.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 44 quakes on average per year in or near Santo/Malo, Vanuatu:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.22 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 1.27 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 16.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 42 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 43 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per month)
Santo/Malo has a very high level of seismic activity. Santo/Malo has had at least 27 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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