Earthquake details

Friday, November 1, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, November 1, 2002 at 13:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 241.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.453 and latitude -19.615.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 300.0 km
Coordinates -19.615, 169.453
UTC time 2002-11-01 13:42:17.600
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-11-01

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