Earthquake details

Thursday, November 28, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, November 28, 1957 at 20:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 305.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.226 and latitude -14.995.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -14.995, 168.226
UTC time 1957-11-28 20:50:16.770
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-11-28

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