Earthquake details

Thursday, November 8, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu region on Thursday, November 8, 1990 at 16:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila, about 440.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 170.497 and latitude -14.382.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 628.0 km
Coordinates -14.382, 170.497
UTC time 1990-11-08 16:50:23.920
Location Vanuatu region
Country Vanuatu region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-11-08

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