Earthquake details

Sunday, March 19, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 20:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 381.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.212 and latitude -14.476.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 159.3 km
Coordinates -14.476, 167.212
UTC time 2006-03-19 20:01:59.470
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-19

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