Earthquake details

Thursday, April 29, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 00:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 54.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.839 and latitude -17.913.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.913, 167.839
UTC time 2004-04-29 00:44:24.330
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-04-29

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