Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 15:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.320 and latitude -17.686.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.686, 167.320
UTC time 2012-02-02 15:04:52.860
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-02

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