Earthquake details

Thursday, April 1, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, April 1, 1971 at 05:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 150.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.504 and latitude -16.630.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -16.630, 167.504
UTC time 1971-04-01 05:35:44.490
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-01

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