Earthquake details

Saturday, June 20, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, June 20, 1987 at 21:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noumea (Vanuatu - VA), about 410.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.301 and latitude -21.377.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 180.8 km
Coordinates -21.377, 170.301
UTC time 1987-06-20 21:45:29.130
Location 229 km SSE of Isangel
Country Vanuatu (VA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-06-20

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