Earthquake details

Thursday, January 10, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 46.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.913 and latitude -17.570.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.570, 167.913
UTC time 2002-01-10 05:56:03.460
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-10

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