Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, July 2, 1953 at 06:57 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 205.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.635 and latitude -19.092.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 236.2 km
Coordinates -19.092, 169.635
UTC time 1953-07-02 06:57:00.610
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1953-07-02

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