Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 5, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu region on Wednesday, June 5, 1918 at 22:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 525.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.661 and latitude -21.750.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -21.750, 174.661
UTC time 1918-06-05 22:29:30.950
Location Vanuatu region
Country Vanuatu region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1918-06-05

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