Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

Biggest Earthquakes Near South Pacific Ocean

South Pacific Ocean has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 6 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 35 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 110 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 1,165 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in South Pacific Ocean:

2018-08-19 00:19:37 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 563 km depth
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
1917-05-01 18:26:20 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 15 km depth
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
2021-03-04 19:28:32 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 26 km depth
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
2009-09-29 17:48:10 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 18 km depth
Matavai, Samoa
1920-09-20 14:39:03 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 25 km depth
Isangel, Tafea, Vanuatu
1919-04-30 07:17:17 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 25 km depth
Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga
2006-05-03 15:26:40 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 55 km depth
Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga
1976-01-14 16:47:33 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
1917-06-26 05:49:46 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 15 km depth
Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga
2018-09-06 15:49:18 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 670 km depth
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
1950-12-02 19:51:51 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 30 km depth
Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu
1901-08-09 13:01:00 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 0 km depth
Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
2016-11-13 11:02:56 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 23 km depth
Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
2007-12-09 07:28:20 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 152 km depth
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
1997-10-14 09:53:18 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 167 km depth
Haveluloto, Tongatapu, Tonga
1975-12-26 15:56:38 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 33 km depth
Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga
1975-10-11 14:35:15 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 9 km depth
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
1950-12-14 01:52:54 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 215 km depth
Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga
1919-01-01 03:00:34 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 485 km depth
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
1910-06-16 06:30:43 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 100 km depth
Isangel, Tafea, Vanuatu
2023-05-19 02:57:03 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 18 km depth
Vao, New Caledonia
2021-02-10 13:19:55 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Southeast Of Loyalty Islands
2002-08-19 11:08:24 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 675 km depth
Suva, Central, Fiji
2002-08-19 11:01:01 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 580 km depth
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
1995-05-16 20:12:44 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 20 km depth
Vao, New Caledonia
1986-10-20 06:46:09 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 29 km depth
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
1981-09-01 09:29:31 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 25 km depth
Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga
1965-05-20 00:40:27 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 120 km depth
Port-Olry, Sanma, Vanuatu
1934-07-18 19:40:19 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands
1913-06-26 04:57:19 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 25 km depth
Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga

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