Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 27km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Friday, 7 February 2014
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Coral Sea, 25 km east of Port-Olry, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, February 07, 2014 19:40:12
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 111 km depth
7 Feb 08:52 UTC: First to report: USGS after 12 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Friday, February 07, 2014 19:40:12
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 111.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.057°S / 167.302°E

Nearest volcano: Aoba (64 km / 40 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (15 mi) E of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) NNE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) N of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) NNE of Lataroa Island --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) N of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 6.5 | 123 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
M 6.5 | 111 km | 27km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | USGS |
M 6.5 | 115 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
M 6.4 | 154 km | Near Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu | GeoAu |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (18 quakes):- 06 Jul 2014 10:13 UTC| M 4.7 |55 km (34.2 mi) depth|55 km (34 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 25 Jun 2014 00:06 UTC| M 4.8 |147 km (91.3 mi) depth|86 km (54 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Jun 2014 09:10 UTC| M 4.2 |149 km (92.6 mi) depth|104 km (65 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 08 Jun 2014 03:07 UTC| M 4.8 |5.6 km (3.5 mi) depth|61 km (38 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 31 May 2014 15:45 UTC| M 4.8 |108 km (67.1 mi) depth|101 km (63 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 05 May 2014 13:03 UTC| M 5.3 |173.8 km (108 mi) depth|102 km (64 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 May 2014 13:03 UTC| M 4.5 |174 km (108.1 mi) depth|102 km (63 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 29 Apr 2014 16:11 UTC| M 5.1 |161.8 km (100.5 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Apr 2014 16:11 UTC| M 4.6 |162 km (100.7 mi) depth|60 km (37 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 21 Apr 2014 23:31 UTC| M 4.5 |15.1 km (9.4 mi) depth|77 km (48 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 10 Mar 2014 13:28 UTC| M 5.1 |202.8 km (126 mi) depth|68 km (42 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Mar 2014 17:34 UTC| M 5.2 |114.2 km (71 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Mar 2014 17:34 UTC| M 5.2 |114 km (70.8 mi) depth|29 km (18 mi) distance| GEONET (NZ) | Details
- 04 Mar 2014 06:44 UTC| M 4.8 |119.3 km (74.1 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Feb 2014 21:18 UTC| M 4.8 |291 km (180.8 mi) depth|36 km (23 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
- 17 Feb 2014 00:46 UTC| M 4.9 |125 km (77.7 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Feb 2014 00:09 UTC| M 5.2 |110.2 km (68.5 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 08 Feb 2014 19:14 UTC| M 4.5 |135.6 km (84.3 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Coral Sea, 25 km east of Port-Olry, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, February 07, 2014 19:40:12Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!