Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 235.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 169.510 and latitude -19.523.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 186.8 km
Coordinates -19.523, 169.510
UTC time 2019-01-31 05:50:20.500
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-01-31

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