Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 08:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 340.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.054 and latitude -14.927.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 105.5 km
Coordinates -14.927, 167.054
UTC time 2016-11-09 08:15:30.390
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-11-09

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