Earthquake details

Sunday, September 9, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, September 9, 1945 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 53.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.884 and latitude -17.485.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -17.485, 167.884
UTC time 1945-09-09 04:03:02.840
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-09-09

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