- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 17, 2024 CE
- Location:
- Vanuatu Islands, Efate, Port Vila
- Magnitude:
- 7.3 Mw
- Depth:
- 57 km
- Deaths:
- 14
- Injuries:
- 265
- Damage:
- ~$100M (value at the time)
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: Mww 6.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.3
Other earthquake records of 2024 CE
- Japan, Honshu: Ishikawa · Mw 7.5 · 549 deaths
- Taiwan, Hua-Lien · Mw 7.4 · 18 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, East Sepik · Mw 6.9 · 5 deaths
- Iran, Kashmar · Mb 4.9 · 4 deaths
- China, Xinjiang Province, Kazakhstan · Mw 7 · 3 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Bandung · Mw 5 · 2 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 2024 CE Earthquake — Vanuatu Islands, Efate, Port Vila happen?
- December 17, 2024 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 14. Historical death tolls vary by source.