What the records say
- When
- 17 Dec 2024
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Where
- Vanuatu
- Coordinates
- 17.69° S, 168.03° E
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 265
- Damage musd
- 100
- Depth km
- 57
2024 Port Vila earthquake
Earthquake in Vanuatu
At 12:47:26 VUT on 17 December 2024, a Mw 7.3 earthquake struck near Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. At least 14 people died while 265 others were injured. Extensive damage occurred in Port Vila and surrounding areas. The earthquake also generated a 25 cm (10 in) tsunami.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila, suffers extensive damage after a 7.3 earthquake”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un poderoso terremoto de 7,3 sacude Port Vila, la capital de Vanuatu, dejando 14 muertos, 210 heridos y edificios derrumbados”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page