Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 199.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.990 and latitude -15.972.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 179.9 km
Coordinates -15.972, 167.990
UTC time 2014-09-17 06:11:48.530
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-09-17

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