Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 15:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 241.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.330 and latitude -19.684.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 100.5 km
Coordinates -19.684, 169.330
UTC time 2012-03-20 15:05:58.600
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-20

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