Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 4, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 at 20:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 272.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.995 and latitude -15.636.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -15.636, 166.995
UTC time 2000-10-04 20:48:27.940
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-10-04

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