Earthquake details

Thursday, March 17, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 09:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 76.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.750 and latitude -17.303.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.303, 167.750
UTC time 2011-03-17 09:06:16.570
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-17

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