Reviewed by USGSVanuatu117y ago
M6.7 earthquake 61 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
Thursday, November 10, 1910, 12:19:56 UTC · 14.351°S, 167.263°E
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu on Thursday, November 10, 1910, 12:19:56 UTC, at a depth of 35.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M7.4 on November 9, 1910.
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 35 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquakeDashed circle: 100 km aftershock search area
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
147 kilotons of TNT
That is about 10 times the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 309 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
78 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the New Hebrides and Pacific plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: shallow
35 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
I felt it — report to USGS ↗USGS PAGER estimate
Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS lists 1 M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the following 30 days; the largest was M7.2 on November 26, 1910. Most nearby activity right after a large earthquake is aftershocks, which usually become less frequent over days and weeks.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 7 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.447 km WSW of Norsup, VanuatuNovember 9, 1910 · 215 km S of this epicenter
- 7.3207 km E of Sola, VanuatuFebruary 19, 1905 · 238 km E of this epicenter
- 7.1157 km E of Lakatoro, VanuatuOctober 11, 1907 · 266 km SE of this epicenter
- 7.046 km WNW of Port-Olry, VanuatuApril 10, 1909 · 81 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.84 km S of Sola, VanuatuJune 27, 1909 · 58 km NE of this epicenter
- 6.6139 km ESE of Lakatoro, VanuatuApril 25, 1905 · 276 km SE of this epicenter
- 6.661 km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuJune 27, 1907 · 66 km SW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 5 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700. The most severe:
- 1910M7.2
Espiritu Santo
10 Nov 1910 · 91 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
- 1909
Espiritu Santo
8 Jul 1909 · 128 km away
Moderate damage ($1–5M)tsunami
- 1910M7.9
Espiritu Santo
9 Nov 1910 · 228 km away
- 1892
Espiritu Santo
Aug 1892 · 110 km away
tsunami
- 1905
Malo Pass
19 Mar 1905 · 139 km away
tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.