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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 27km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Friday, 7 February 2014

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 27km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Friday, 7 February 2014

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 27km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Friday, 7 February 2014
Date & time: Friday, 7 February 2014 08:40 UTC
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 (Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Aoba (64 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.5*10^14 J (98.6 GWh / 84802 tons of TNT / 5.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 7 Feb 2014
Fri, 7 Feb 08:40 UTCM 6.5 / 123 kmVanuatu IslandsGFZ
Fri, 7 Feb 08:40 UTCM 6.5 / 115 km VANUATUEMSC
Fri, 7 Feb 08:40 UTCM 6.4 / 154 kmNear Espiritu Santo, VanuatuGeoAu

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