Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 13:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 48.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.861 and latitude -17.678.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.678, 167.861
UTC time 2018-01-17 13:56:10.610
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-17

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