Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 11:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 183.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.179 and latitude -16.498.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -16.498, 167.179
UTC time 2008-03-12 11:30:15.930
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-12

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