Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 48km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu on Friday, 26 July 2013
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 48km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu on Friday, 26 July 2013
Date & time: Fri, 26 Jul 07:07:17 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Friday, July 26, 2013 18:07:17
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 132.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.36°S / 167.5858°E
Nearest volcano: Aoba (27 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Local time at epicenter: Friday, July 26, 2013 18:07:17
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 132.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.36°S / 167.5858°E
Nearest volcano: Aoba (27 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
| Fri, 26 Jul | ||||
| Fri, 26 Jul 07:07 UTC | M 6.1 / 127 km | Vanuatu Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
| Fri, 26 Jul 07:07 UTC | M 6.1 / 132 km | VANUATU | [Map] | EMSC |
| Fri, 26 Jul 07:07 UTC | M 5.6 / 127 km | Vanuatu Islands | [Map] | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Aore Resort / MMI IX (Violent shaking): Felt weak to moderate shaking for 15-20 seconds then increased to a short (5 secs) moderate shaking which quickly abated to weak shaking that lasted for another 15 seconds trailing off for another 15 seconds. Disturbance started at about 6pm local time
At maximum there was only one item that fell off a shelf and that item was relatively unstable anyway.
Aore Resort / MMI IX (Violent shaking): Felt weak to moderate shaking for 15-20 seconds then increased to a short (5 secs) moderate shaking which quickly abated to weak shaking that lasted for another 15 seconds trailing off for another 15 seconds. Disturbance started at about 6pm local time
At maximum there was only one item that fell off a shelf and that item was relatively unstable anyway.
Luganville. Santo. Vanuatu / MMI V (Moderate shaking): I was reading a book, and my bed was shaking about 15 seconds. I went outside of my house.
Luganville (Vanuatu) (55 km W from epicenter)(no details): I was in bed with the fan on full trying to nap. It may have taken me a while to realise what was happening because of the noise of the fan. It lasted 20 or so seconds. There was a trembling and I knew straight away it was going to be strong so instead of lying there like I usually do and wait for it to pass I leapt to the door and stayed under it. It started as a trembling, got more jerky and then it hit quite hard about 3/4 of the way through, then eased off. My first proper biggish one. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | |
| Sat, 10 Aug | |||||
| Sat, 10 Aug 22:39 UTC | M 4.8 / 115.1 km - [info] | Aoba (9 km) - Vanuatu | 79km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | [Map] | USGS |
| Thu, 29 Aug | |||||
| Thu, 29 Aug 15:50 UTC | M 4.7 / 10 km - [info] | Aoba (68 km) - Vanuatu | 4.7 VANUATU | [Map] | EMSC |
| Sat, 31 Aug | |||||
| Sat, 31 Aug 11:15 UTC | M 4.8 / 135.1 km - [info] | (71 km) | 42km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | [Map] | USGS |
| Mon, 9 Sep | |||||
| Mon, 9 Sep 16:04 UTC | M 4.8 / 146 km - [info] | Gaua (22 km) - Vanuatu | VANUATU |  | EMSC |
| Mon, 9 Sep 16:04 UTC | M 4.7 / 150.6 km - [info] | (46 km) | 54km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Mon, 9 Sep 16:05 UTC | M 4.6 / 316 km - [info] | (133 km) | Vanuatu Islands | | BMKG |
| Tue, 17 Sep | |||||
| Tue, 17 Sep 10:39 UTC | M 5.1 / 40.1 km - [info] | (85 km) | 52km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Fri, 20 Sep | |||||
| Fri, 20 Sep 04:13 UTC | M 4.3 / 121.5 km - [info] | (64 km) | 51km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Wed, 2 Oct | |||||
| Wed, 2 Oct 15:06 UTC | M 4.9 / 101 km - [info] | Aoba (73 km) - Vanuatu | 34km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | [Map] | USGS |
| Tue, 15 Oct | |||||
| Tue, 15 Oct 18:49 UTC | M 5.1 / 130.2 km - [info] | (40 km) | 59km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Mon, 28 Oct | |||||
| Mon, 28 Oct 04:48 UTC | M 4.9 / 91.8 km - [info] | (58 km) | 140km SE of Sola, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Mon, 28 Oct 04:48 UTC | M 4.7 / 284 km - [info] | (70 km) | Vanuatu Islands | | GFZ |
| Wed, 30 Oct | |||||
| Wed, 30 Oct 08:52 UTC | M 5.1 / 48.3 km - [info] | (107 km) | 25km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Luganville, Vanuatu (72.4 km SE from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking): I was listening to led zeppelin and preparing to trim the beard when I thought I heard a minor disturbance akin to something hitting the house. I felt nothing. The bottles of water on the fridge were slightly disturbed. The event lasted momentarily and I completed my beard trim without further disturbance. 2nd floor of building. | |||||
| Thu, 7 Nov | |||||
| Thu, 7 Nov 17:20 UTC | M 5.0 - [info] | (149 km) | Vanuatu Islands, New Hebrides Islands | | GeoAu |
| Thu, 7 Nov 17:21 UTC | M 4.6 / 278.3 km - [info] | (36 km) | 107km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Sun, 10 Nov | |||||
| Sun, 10 Nov 12:24 UTC | M 4.5 / 176.4 km - [info] | (35 km) | 65km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Mon, 25 Nov | |||||
| Mon, 25 Nov 23:37 UTC | M 4.7 / 52.2 km - [info] | (62 km) | 48km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | [Map] | USGS |
| Sun, 8 Dec | |||||
| Sun, 8 Dec 01:53 UTC | M 5.3 / 125.3 km - [info] | (35 km) | 39km E of Luganville, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Mon, 16 Dec | |||||
| Mon, 16 Dec 01:38 UTC | M 5.1 / 70.7 km - [info] | (58 km) | 30km NNE of Norsup, Vanuatu | | USGS |
