Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 14 km southeast of Lataroa Island, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Monday, 17 September 2018 at 00:24 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 138 km depth
17 Sep 00:31 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 17 00:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 129.0 to 138.0 km.
Sep 17 00:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.5 to 5.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 129.0 to 138.0 km.
Date & time: 17 Sep 2018 00:24:16 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 138.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.38°S / 167.33°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Aoba (55 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) NE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) N of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) N of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) WNW of Pentecost Island (pop: 16,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.6 | 138 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
| M 5.3 | 129 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
| M 5.9 | 125 km | Vanuatu Islands | GeoAu |
| M 5.3 | 129 km | - 36km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 26 Sep 2018 00:51 UTC| M 4.9 |128 km (79.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| EMSC | Details
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