Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 6, 1912 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, August 6, 1912 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VA), about 438.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.842 and latitude -14.056.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 165.0 km
Coordinates -14.056, 166.842
UTC time 1912-08-06 21:11:16.260
Location 79 km WSW of Sola
Country Vanuatu (VA)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1912-08-06

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