Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 17:08 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 247.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.680 and latitude -15.595.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 120.0 km
Coordinates -15.595, 167.680
UTC time 2007-08-01 17:08:51.400
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2007-08-01

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