Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 13:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 125.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.133 and latitude -17.827.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 23.0 km
Coordinates -17.827, 167.133
UTC time 2012-02-02 13:34:40.650
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2012-02-02

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