Earthquake details

Sunday, April 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, April 10, 1977 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 194.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.586 and latitude -19.002.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates -19.002, 169.586
UTC time 1977-04-10 00:54:16.500
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-10

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