Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 11, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 11, 1965 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 246.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.180 and latitude -15.804.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 47.6 km
Coordinates -15.804, 167.180
UTC time 1965-08-11 22:31:52.870
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1965-08-11

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