Earthquake details

Friday, September 20, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Vanuatu on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 18:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Vila (Vanuatu - VU), about 149.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 166.970 and latitude -17.333.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.333, 166.970
UTC time 2019-09-20 18:20:07.667
Location Port Vila
Country Vanuatu (VU)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-09-20

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