Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Vanuatu on Friday, 24 April 1981 at 21:50 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Vanuatu on Friday, 24 April 1981 at 21:50 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake at 33 km depth

Date & time: 24 Apr 1981 21:50:06 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.426°S / 166.421°E (Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Ureparapara (98 km / 61 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
132 km (82 mi) WNW of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) NNW of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) NNW of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) SSE of Lata (Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands) (pop: 553) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) NNW of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
521 km (323 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.933 kmVanuatuUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.9 quake Vanuatu 24 April 1981 21:50 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (33 quakes):
  • 07 Sep 1981 18:45 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    235 km (146 mi) depth
    |
    109 km (68 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Jul 1981 09:59 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    63.6 km (39.5 mi) depth
    |
    38 km (23 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
    | M |
    0 km (0 mi) depth
    |
    17907 km (11127 mi) distance
    | | Details
  • 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
    | M |
    0 km (0 mi) depth
    |
    17907 km (11127 mi) distance
    | | Details
  • 25 Jun 1981 15:07 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    198.6 km (123.4 mi) depth
    |
    73 km (45 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Jun 1981 07:08 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    189.4 km (117.7 mi) depth
    |
    114 km (71 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Jun 1981 13:10 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    73.2 km (45.5 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 26 May 1981 09:17 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (19 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 25 May 1981 08:12 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (10 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 May 1981 10:58 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    34.6 km (21.5 mi) depth
    |
    57 km (35 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 May 1981 05:13 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    40.9 km (25.4 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC
    | M |
    0 km (0 mi) depth
    |
    17907 km (11127 mi) distance
    | | Details
  • 01 May 1981 12:17 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    37 km (23 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 30 Apr 1981 13:49 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    22 km (14 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Apr 1981 23:21 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    71 km (44 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Apr 1981 09:42 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (7 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Vanuatu on Friday, 24 April 1981 at 21:50 (GMT)
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