Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 5, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, January 5, 1915 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VA), about 403.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.361 and latitude -14.232.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 170.0 km
Coordinates -14.232, 167.361
UTC time 1915-01-05 14:33:18.010
Location 44 km SSW of Sola
Country Vanuatu (VA)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1915-01-05

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