Earthquake details

Friday, January 14, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, January 14, 1966 at 20:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 163.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.818 and latitude -17.383.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -17.383, 166.818
UTC time 1966-01-14 20:41:06.430
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-14

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