- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 29, 1993 CE
- Location:
- 21 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
- Magnitude:
- 5.2 mb
- Depth:
- 113 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: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.2
Other earthquake records of 1993 CE
- India, Latur-Osmanabad, Killari · Mw 6.2 · 11,000 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido, Russia: Southeast, South Korea · Mw 7.7 · 231 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Eastern: Upper Markham Valley · Mw 6.9 · 60 deaths
- Iran, Bovir Ahmadi Va Kohkiluyeh · Mw 5.4 · 24 deaths
- Peru, Lima · Mw 6.3 · 6 deaths
- Futuna Island · Mw 6.4 · 5 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 5.2 - 21 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu (1993 CE) happen?
- August 29, 1993 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.