- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 12, 2007 CE
- Location:
- 176 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 Mwb
- Depth:
- 68.7 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: Mwb 5.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwc 6.9
Other earthquake records of 2007 CE
- Peru, Ica, Pisco, Lima · Mw 8 · 596 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra: Southern · Mw 6.4 · 67 deaths
- Solomon Islands · Mw 8.1 · 52 deaths
- Indonesia, Sumatra · Mw 8.4 · 25 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · Mw 6.6 · 15 deaths
- Tajikistan, Rasht, Asht · Mw 5.2 · 12 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 5.8 - 176 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (2007 CE) happen?
- March 12, 2007 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.