Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VA), about 561.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.510 and latitude -13.006.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates -13.006, 166.510
UTC time 2009-10-07 22:03:14.470
Location 148 km NW of Sola
Country Vanuatu (VA)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2009-10-07

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