Earthquake details

Monday, April 11, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Monday, April 11, 1977 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 214.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.561 and latitude -19.252.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 39.0 km
Coordinates -19.252, 169.561
UTC time 1977-04-11 05:28:20.900
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-11

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