Earthquake details

Thursday, April 28, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 19:33 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 213.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.379 and latitude -16.043.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates -16.043, 167.379
UTC time 2016-04-28 19:33:24.070
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2016-04-28

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