Earthquake details

Saturday, February 14, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 08:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 242.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.459 and latitude -15.722.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 120.1 km
Coordinates -15.722, 167.459
UTC time 2009-02-14 08:29:39.870
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-14

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