Earthquake details

Thursday, March 4, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, March 4, 1976 at 02:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 357.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.104 and latitude -14.744.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 90.0 km
Coordinates -14.744, 167.104
UTC time 1976-03-04 02:50:00.500
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1976-03-04

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