Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 390.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.322 and latitude -14.361.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 182.4 km
Coordinates -14.361, 167.322
UTC time 2019-01-17 02:54:48.410
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-17

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