Earthquake details

Sunday, March 19, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu region on Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 04:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila, about 649.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 172.392 and latitude -13.425.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -13.425, 172.392
UTC time 2006-03-19 04:36:52.930
Location Vanuatu region
Country Vanuatu region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-19

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