Earthquake details

Saturday, August 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 18:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 333.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.325 and latitude -14.897.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 131.1 km
Coordinates -14.897, 167.325
UTC time 2014-08-16 18:23:43.820
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-16

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