Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 9, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 16:49 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 335.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.170 and latitude -14.928.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 103.0 km
Coordinates -14.928, 167.170
UTC time 2001-01-09 16:49:28.000
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2001-01-09

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