Earthquake details

Thursday, May 20, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, May 20, 1965 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 363.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.200 and latitude -14.649.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates -14.649, 167.200
UTC time 1965-05-20 00:40:18.860
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1965-05-20

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