Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 298.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.910 and latitude -15.421.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 23.0 km
Coordinates -15.421, 166.910
UTC time 2000-10-04 16:58:44.310
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2000-10-04

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