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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 24km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tuesday, 12 September 2017

Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 24km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu on Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Date & time: Tue, 12 Sep 14:48:34 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2017-09-13 01:48:34 +11:00
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 41.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.0873°S / 167.6346°E (Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Gaua (25 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Wed, 20 Sep 15:32 UTCM 4.7 / 41.6 km - [info]- 13km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Mon, 25 Sep 15:07 UTCM 4.6 / 132.1 km - [info]- 50km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Sun, 29 Oct 2017
Sun, 29 Oct 06:21 UTCM 4.9 / 135.1 km - [info]- 26km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Sun, 29 Oct 11:16 UTCM 4.7 / 141.1 km - [info]- 115km NW of Sola, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Wed, 8 Nov 2017
Wed, 8 Nov 23:21 UTCM 4.8 / 179 km - [info] VANUATU[Map]EMSC
Mon, 11 Dec 2017
Mon, 11 Dec 17:29 UTCM 5.5 / 204 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Sat, 23 Dec 2017
Sat, 23 Dec 15:30 UTCM 4.7 / 213 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ

 

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