Mw 7.1 Vanuatu

updated 12 March 2024

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On 7 December 2023 a major earthquake occurred at Vanuatu at a depth of 50 km. The seismic event occurred at 12:56:30 UTC and had an estimated moment magnitude (Mw) 7.1.

The estimated primary trigger of this seismic event is a convergence of 3 planetary conjunctions on 5-6 December 2023.

Three planetary conjunctions occurred on 5-6 December all of which with Mercury and one with Venus. The convergence on 6 December in particular, with Sun-Mercury-Neptune and Venus-Mercury-Saturn was critical. In addition, a lunar conjunction with Neptune also occurred on 6 December.

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SSGI COMMON graph of critical planetary (PG) and lunar (LG) geometry

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SSGI SUM graph of critical planetary (PG) geometry

geometry

Mars-Mercury-Jupiter      2023-11-30, 06:33:28   47°01'16"
Sun-Mercury-Saturn        2023-12-01, 19:34:27  336°35'13"
Mars-Mercury-Uranus       2023-12-05, 03:15:44   51°54'04"
Sun-Mercury-Neptune       2023-12-06, 09:08:18  356°24'39"
Venus-Mercury-Saturn      2023-12-06, 18:06:37  335°57'15"

Sun:     Mercury-Mars     2023-11-30, 14:02:10   90°00'00"
Mercury: Venus-Uranus     2023-12-01, 01:03:02   90°00'00"
Sun:     Mercury-Earth    2023-12-02, 14:25:18   90°00'00"
Venus:   Mars-Neptune     2023-12-03, 07:19:28   90°00'00"
Mercury: Earth-Jupiter    2023-12-03, 10:40:34   45°00'00"
Sun:     Venus-Uranus     2023-12-04, 04:10:13   90°00'00"
Earth:   Mercury-Uranus   2023-12-06, 12:10:21  135°00'00"
Sun:     Mercury-Jupiter  2023-12-06, 18:25:00   45°00'00"
Sun:     Mercury-Uranus   2023-12-08, 09:08:17   45°00'00"
Mercury: Earth-Uranus     2023-12-08, 23:17:57   45°00'00"

Moon-Earth-Saturn         2023-12-04, 05:46:37  330°57'18"
Moon-Earth-Neptune        2023-12-06, 05:35:50  354°33'22"
Earth-Moon-Venus          2023-12-09, 13:44:42  215°19'32"
Moon-Earth-Jupiter        2023-12-09, 15:05:36   36°02'15"

Earth:   Moon-Saturn      2023-11-30, 12:34:24  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mars        2023-11-30, 19:10:32  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Sun         2023-12-01, 03:02:32  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Venus       2023-12-01, 07:28:59   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Jupiter     2023-12-02, 05:06:41   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Neptune     2023-12-02, 10:51:35  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mercury     2023-12-03, 00:15:55  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Uranus      2023-12-03, 07:33:26   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mars        2023-12-04, 18:10:16   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Sun         2023-12-05, 05:05:28   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Venus       2023-12-05, 11:13:13   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Jupiter     2023-12-05, 23:03:46  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Uranus      2023-12-07, 02:10:17  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mercury     2023-12-07, 03:17:09   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Saturn      2023-12-08, 00:42:53  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mars        2023-12-08, 17:52:16   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Sun         2023-12-09, 06:37:17   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Neptune     2023-12-09, 21:43:56  135°00'00"

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