Earthquake details

Saturday, September 3, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VA), about 575.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.790 and latitude -12.781.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 85.0 km
Coordinates -12.781, 166.790
UTC time 2011-09-03 01:06:53.780
Location 146 km NW of Sola
Country Vanuatu (VA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-09-03

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