Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 21:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 97.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.399 and latitude -17.794.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.794, 167.399
UTC time 2012-02-29 21:59:37.940
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-02-29

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