Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, January 9, 2002 at 08:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 27.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.091 and latitude -17.616.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.616, 168.091
UTC time 2002-01-09 08:46:23.710
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-09

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