Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 01:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 312.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.307 and latitude -15.097.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 131.7 km
Coordinates -15.097, 167.307
UTC time 2002-11-13 01:17:09.400
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-11-13

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