Earthquake details

Thursday, October 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, October 3, 1991 at 20:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 112.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.887 and latitude -16.817.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -16.817, 167.887
UTC time 1991-10-03 20:24:17.380
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-03

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