Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 07:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 206.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.613 and latitude -19.125.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates -19.125, 169.613
UTC time 2012-03-09 07:09:50.950
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2012-03-09

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