Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 00:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 192.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.493 and latitude -19.050.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 265.1 km
Coordinates -19.050, 169.493
UTC time 2009-02-03 00:07:10.750
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-03

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M 5.3
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