Earthquake details

Thursday, February 9, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 05:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 280.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.545 and latitude -15.325.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 123.3 km
Coordinates -15.325, 167.545
UTC time 2012-02-09 05:18:48.510
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-09

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