Earthquake details

Thursday, February 2, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 63.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.791 and latitude -18.011.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 18.5 km
Coordinates -18.011, 167.791
UTC time 2012-02-02 19:20:46.930
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-02

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