Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 2, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, October 2, 2001 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 365.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.327 and latitude -14.591.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -14.591, 167.327
UTC time 2001-10-02 00:21:22.170
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-02

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