Earthquake details

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 17:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 58.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.762 and latitude -17.735.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 5.6 km
Coordinates -17.735, 167.762
UTC time 2009-06-04 17:10:03.670
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-06-04

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