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Port vila / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
Date & time | Mar 23, 2022 21:57:00 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Mar 24, 2022 08:57 am (Pacific/Efate GMT +11) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6 |
Depth | 115.7 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.1542°S / 167.3908°E![]() |
Antipode | 15.1542°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) |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
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 |
Distance![]() |
Place | Max. shaking intensity(*) | Region | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
36 km (23 mi) WNW of epicenter |
Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) |
IV Light |
Sanma Province | |
47 km (30 mi) SSW of epicenter |
Santo (pop: 13,400) |
IV Light |
Sanma Province | |
101 km (63 mi) S of epicenter |
Norsup (pop: 3,000) |
IV Light |
Malampa Province | |
143 km (89 mi) N of epicenter |
Sola (pop: 1,170) |
IV Light |
Torba | |
304 km (189 mi) SSE of epicenter |
Port Vila (pop: 35,900) |
III Weak |
Shefa Province |
Mag | Depth | Time GMT | Epicenter | Agency |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 116 km (72 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:00 | 36 Km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
6.1 | 122 km (76 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:00 | VANUATU 14 km (8.5 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
5.5 | 149 km (93 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:04 | Vanuatu: Near Nouméa 9.3 km (5.8 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
6.0 | 116 km (72 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:00 | Vanuatu Islands 0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake) |
6.0 | 104 km (65 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:00 | Vanuatu Islands [Sea: Vanuatu] 15 km (9.2 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) |
6.0 | 170 km (106 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:05 | Vanuatu Islands 2 km (1.3 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
6.0 | 116 km (72 mi) | 2022-03-23 21:57:00 | Vanuatu Islands 8.6 km (5.4 mi) epicenter difference with USGS |
GeoAu (Geoscience Australia ) |
Date and Time GMT![]() | Mag Depth | Region | Details |
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Sep 8, 2022 22:13 1 year 12 weeks ago | 4.6 124 km | Coral Sea, 55 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Sep 5, 2022 18:20 1 year 12 weeks ago | 4.6 126 km | Coral Sea, 78 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Sep 3, 2022 11:35 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.7 118 km | Coral Sea, 38 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Sep 3, 2022 11:01 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.6 161 km | Coral Sea, 98 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Sep 3, 2022 05:57 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.8 120 km | Coral Sea, 68 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Jul 24, 2022 19:30 1 year 18 weeks ago | 5.0 129 km | Coral Sea, 78 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Jul 14, 2022 23:17 1 year 20 weeks ago | 5.1 22 km | Coral Sea, 61 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Jul 14, 2022 17:50 1 year 20 weeks ago | 5.8 22 km | Coral Sea, 58 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Jul 8, 2022 01:01 1 year 21 weeks ago | 5.4 95 km | Coral Sea, 72 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Jun 13, 2022 17:26 1 year 24 weeks ago | 4.9 224 km | Penama Province, 70 km E of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
May 11, 2022 14:20 1 year 29 weeks ago | 5.2 123 km | Coral Sea, 45 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
May 6, 2022 08:41 1 year 30 weeks ago | 5.0 56 km | Coral Sea, 66 km NW of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Apr 8, 2022 19:40 1 year 34 weeks ago | 5.0 111 km | Coral Sea, 70 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Mar 29, 2022 04:08 1 year 35 weeks ago | 4.5 133 km | Coral Sea, 94 km N of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |
Mar 24, 2022 08:09 1 year 36 weeks ago | 4.6 133 km | Coral Sea, 51 km NE of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu | More |