Earthquake details

Saturday, December 2, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, December 2, 1950 at 19:51 UTC with a magnitude of 7.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 99.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.654 and latitude -18.373.

Magnitude 7.9
Alert Extreme
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -18.373, 167.654
UTC time 1950-12-02 19:51:51.640
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1950-12-02

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