Earthquake details

Thursday, February 28, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 103.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.338 and latitude -17.721.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates -17.721, 167.338
UTC time 2013-02-28 03:09:44.550
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2013-02-28

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