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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 47 km northeast of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Thursday, Mar 24, 2022 at 8:57 am (GMT +11) -

Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 116 km depth

23 Mar 22:05 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
23 Mar 22:07: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 120.0 to 124.0 km (from 75 to 77 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.8 mi) towards NNE.
23 Mar 22:16: Now using data updates from USGS
23 Mar 23:20: Magnitude recalculated from 5.9 to 6.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 112.9 to 115.7 km (from 70 to 72 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.8 km (1.7 mi) towards SSE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 23, 2022 21:57:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 24, 2022 at 8:57 am (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	115.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.1542°S / 167.3908°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Antipode	15.154°N / 12.609°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Aoba (54 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	36 km (23 mi) ESE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (30 mi) NNE of Santo (Luganville) (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) N of Norsup (pop: 3,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 143 km (89 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 304 km (189 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) NNE of St. Bartholomew Island (pop: 4,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 125 km (77 mi) N of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.0	116 km	36 Km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	USGS
6.1	122 km	VANUATU	EMSC
5.5	149 km	Vanuatu: Near Nouméa	RENASS
6.0	116 km	Vanuatu Islands	RaspberryShake
6.0	104 km	Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu]	INGV
6.0	170 km	Vanuatu Islands	GFZ
6.0	116 km	Vanuatu Islands	GeoAu

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tucson, Arizona (TUC/IU network) | Distance from quake: 10159 km / 6312 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tucson, Arizona: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (2)

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Brisbane / not felt (reported through our app)

Port vila / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (15 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Sep 8, 2022 22:13 28 weeks ago	4.6 124 km	Coral Sea, 55 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 5, 2022 18:20 28 weeks ago	4.6 126 km	Coral Sea, 78 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 3, 2022 11:35 28 weeks ago	4.7 118 km	Coral Sea, 38 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 3, 2022 11:01 28 weeks ago	4.6 161 km	Coral Sea, 98 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Sep 3, 2022 05:57 28 weeks ago	4.8 120 km	Coral Sea, 68 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Jul 24, 2022 19:30 34 weeks ago	5.0 129 km	Coral Sea, 78 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Jul 14, 2022 23:17 36 weeks ago	5.1 22 km	Coral Sea, 61 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Jul 14, 2022 17:50 36 weeks ago	5.8 22 km	Coral Sea, 58 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Jul 8, 2022 01:01 37 weeks ago	5.4 95 km	Coral Sea, 72 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Jun 13, 2022 17:26 40 weeks ago	4.9 224 km	Penama Province, 70 km E of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
May 11, 2022 14:20 45 weeks ago	5.2 123 km	Coral Sea, 45 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
May 6, 2022 08:41 46 weeks ago	5.0 56 km	Coral Sea, 66 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Apr 8, 2022 19:40 50 weeks ago	5.0 111 km	Coral Sea, 70 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Mar 29, 2022 04:08 51 weeks ago	4.5 133 km	Coral Sea, 94 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More
Mar 24, 2022 08:09 52 weeks ago	4.6 133 km	Coral Sea, 51 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu	More

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