Earthquake details

Thursday, November 28, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, November 28, 1974 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 299.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.355 and latitude -15.207.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates -15.207, 167.355
UTC time 1974-11-28 00:23:40.800
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-28

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