Earthquake details

Thursday, June 21, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu region on Thursday, June 21, 1928 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nadi, about 535.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 174.178 and latitude -21.528.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -21.528, 174.178
UTC time 1928-06-21 03:46:01.960
Location Vanuatu region
Country Vanuatu region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-06-21

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