What the records say
- When
- 26 Nov 1999
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Where
- Vanuatu
- Coordinates
- 16.42° S, 168.21° E
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 100
- Depth km
- 33
1999 Ambrym earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami in Vanuatu
The 1999 Ambrym earthquake occurred on November 27 at 00:21:17 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The back arc thrust event occurred within the Vanuatu archipelago, just to the south of the volcanic island of Ambrym.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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