Earthquake details

Thursday, October 14, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 22:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 89.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.582 and latitude -17.330.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -17.330, 167.582
UTC time 2004-10-14 22:35:48.430
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-10-14

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