Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 22, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 288.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.527 and latitude -15.261.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 118.4 km
Coordinates -15.261, 167.527
UTC time 2004-12-22 23:53:40.940
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-12-22

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