Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 132.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.108 and latitude -17.433.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.433, 167.108
UTC time 2012-02-02 15:10:14.970
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-02

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