Earthquake details

Saturday, August 14, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, August 14, 1971 at 00:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 350.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.212 and latitude -14.767.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 116.5 km
Coordinates -14.767, 167.212
UTC time 1971-08-14 00:15:19.090
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-14

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