Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 16:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 200.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.441 and latitude -19.183.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 241.1 km
Coordinates -19.183, 169.441
UTC time 2017-01-24 16:17:50.570
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-24

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