Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 01:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 365.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.738 and latitude -14.498.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 57.7 km
Coordinates -14.498, 167.738
UTC time 2008-09-24 01:36:59.960
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-24

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