Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 16:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 30.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.038 and latitude -17.647.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 46.3 km
Coordinates -17.647, 168.038
UTC time 2012-02-29 16:03:57.290
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-29

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