- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 16, 1966 CE
- Location:
- 132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
- Magnitude:
- 5.51 Mw
- Depth:
- 38.6 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.51
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.76
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.88
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.69
Other earthquake records of 1966 CE
- China, Hebei Province · Mw 6.5 · 8,064 deaths
- Turkey, Varto · Mw 6.8 · 2,394 deaths
- Uganda, Kichwamba, Bondibogyo, Tanzania, Dr Congo · Mw 6.6 · 157 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Huacho, Huaura, Chancay, Supe, San Nicolas · Mw 8.1 · 110 deaths
- Nepal-India · Ms 6.3 · 80 deaths
- India, N · M 5.6 · 15 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 5.5 - 132 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu (1966 CE) happen?
- November 16, 1966 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.