- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 2, 1950 CE
- Location:
- 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
- Magnitude:
- 7.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 30 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.129
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.22
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.23
Other earthquake records of 1950 CE
- India-China · Mw 8.6 · 1,530 deaths
- Colombia, Anboledas · Mw 6.1 · 300 deaths
- Peru, Cusco · Ms 6 · 129 deaths
- Venezuela, El Tocuyo · Mw 6.4 · 100 deaths
- Iran, Bushire · Mw 5.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey · 20 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.9 - 99 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu (1950 CE) happen?
- December 2, 1950 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.