Earthquake details

Friday, November 7, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 328.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.090 and latitude -14.793.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -14.793, 168.090
UTC time 2008-11-07 07:23:00.190
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-11-07

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