Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at 21:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 249.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.378 and latitude -19.739.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 226.4 km
Coordinates -19.739, 169.378
UTC time 2002-08-13 21:35:42.040
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-13

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