Earthquake details

Sunday, December 22, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, December 22, 1985 at 21:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 386.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.332 and latitude -14.391.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 218.1 km
Coordinates -14.391, 167.332
UTC time 1985-12-22 21:21:54.300
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-22

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