Earthquake details

Saturday, April 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, April 9, 1977 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 201.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.587 and latitude -19.081.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -19.081, 169.587
UTC time 1977-04-09 21:16:14.600
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-09

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