Earthquake details

Friday, August 8, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, August 8, 2014 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 358.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.768 and latitude -14.875.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 42.3 km
Coordinates -14.875, 166.768
UTC time 2014-08-08 16:44:39.020
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-08

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