Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, 28 April 2016
Major mag. 7.0 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, 28 April 2016
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 28.0 km.
Date & time: Thu, 28 Apr 19:33:25 UTC
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.05°S / 167.41°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Ambrym (78 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.05°S / 167.41°E [Map]
Nearest volcano: Ambrym (78 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
| Thu, 28 Apr | ||||
| Thu, 28 Apr 19:33 UTC | M 7.0 / 30 km | VANUATU | [Map] | EMSC |
| Thu, 28 Apr 19:33 UTC | M 7.0 / 27.2 km | - 1km SE of Norsup, Vanuatu | [Map] | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Port Vila (214 km SSW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | |
| Wed, 30 Nov | |||||
| Wed, 30 Nov 23:33 UTC | M 4.7 / 122 km - [info] | Aoba (19 km) - Vanuatu | VANUATU | [Map] | EMSC |
| Mon, 2 Jan | |||||
| Mon, 2 Jan 14:19 UTC | M 4.6 / 47 km - [info] | (63 km) | VANUATU |  | EMSC |
| Sat, 4 Feb | |||||
| Sat, 4 Feb 18:31 UTC | M 4.9 / 165.3 km - [info] | Ambrym (26 km) - Vanuatu | - 76km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Wed, 22 Feb | |||||
| Wed, 22 Feb 23:46 UTC | M 4.9 / 193.3 km - [info] | (32 km) | - Vanuatu | | USGS |
| Tue, 7 Mar | |||||
| Tue, 7 Mar 23:38 UTC | M 5.5 / 10 km - [info] | (37 km) | Vanuatu Islands | | GFZ |
| Tue, 28 Mar | |||||
| Tue, 28 Mar 21:06 UTC | M 4.8 / 157 km - [info] | (32 km) | VANUATU | | EMSC |
| Sat, 1 Apr | |||||
| Sat, 1 Apr 04:01 UTC | M 4.9 / 35.3 km - [info] | Aoba (20 km) - Vanuatu | - 52km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | | USGS |
