Earthquake details

Friday, September 15, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, September 15, 2006 at 02:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 341.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.880 and latitude -14.998.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.7 km
Coordinates -14.998, 166.880
UTC time 2006-09-15 02:57:36.450
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-15

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