Earthquake details

Sunday, July 8, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 189.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.490 and latitude -19.018.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 255.0 km
Coordinates -19.018, 169.490
UTC time 2018-07-08 21:04:36.180
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-07-08

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