Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 15:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 248.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.655 and latitude -15.597.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 119.0 km
Coordinates -15.597, 167.655
UTC time 2019-03-20 15:23:58.680
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2019-03-20

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