Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 14.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 168.328 and latitude -17.864.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.864, 168.328
UTC time 2019-09-05 07:32:35.306
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-09-05

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