Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 171.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 167.993 and latitude -16.223.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 188.8 km
Coordinates -16.223, 167.993
UTC time 2019-07-31 19:11:44.629
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-07-31

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