Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 13, 1903 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, May 13, 1903 at 06:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 88.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.000 and latitude -17.000.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates -17.000, 168.000
UTC time 1903-05-13 06:34:00.000
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1903-05-13

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