Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 02:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 349.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.206 and latitude -14.787.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 91.3 km
Coordinates -14.787, 167.206
UTC time 2016-08-21 02:30:49.780
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-08-21

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