Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 11, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 11, 1965 at 03:40 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 290.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.970 and latitude -15.470.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 18.2 km
Coordinates -15.470, 166.970
UTC time 1965-08-11 03:40:57.410
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1965-08-11

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