Earthquake details

Thursday, April 20, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at 10:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 7.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.388 and latitude -17.738.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 89.8 km
Coordinates -17.738, 168.388
UTC time 2006-04-20 10:39:40.590
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-20

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