Earthquake details

Sunday, August 11, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, August 11, 1957 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 97.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.226 and latitude -17.831.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -17.831, 169.226
UTC time 1957-08-11 21:38:10.090
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-08-11

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