Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 29, 1945 at 10:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 385.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.890 and latitude -14.294.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -14.294, 167.890
UTC time 1945-08-29 10:22:42.800
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-08-29

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