- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 23, 1961 CE
- Location:
- Vanuatu Islands
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.07
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.96
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.33
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.94
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.71
Other earthquake records of 1961 CE
- Ethiopia, Karakore · Mw 6.2 · 160 deaths
- Iran, Dehkuyeh, Khaneh, Lar, Shagheb, Nokhriz, Bighu · Mw 6.4 · 61 deaths
- Colombia, Eje Cafetero · Ms 6.8 · 23 deaths
- Italy, Sicily · 15 deaths
- Japan, Honshu: W Coast · M 7.3 · 10 deaths
- Iran · 5 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1961 CE Earthquake — Vanuatu Islands happen?
- July 23, 1961 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.