Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu region on Wednesday, October 18, 2000 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila, about 500.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 171.763 and latitude -14.700.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 601.3 km
Coordinates -14.700, 171.763
UTC time 2000-10-18 06:46:48.710
Location Vanuatu region
Country Vanuatu region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-10-18

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