Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 23:53 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 40 km depth
13 Dec 00:12 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 18 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.2 to 40.3 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 26.2 to 40.3 km.
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 40.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.475°S / 169.617°E
(Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Yasur (25 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
36 km (22 mi) ENE of Isangel (pop: 1,440)
237 km (147 mi) SE of Port-Vila (Port Vila) (pop: 35,900)
293 km (182 mi) NE of Tadine (Maré, New Caledonia) (pop: 7,490)
293 km (182 mi) ENE of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400)
443 km (276 mi) NE of Mont-Dore (New Caledonia) (pop: 24,700)
453 km (282 mi) NE of Noumea (New Caledonia) (pop: 93,100)
511 km (318 mi) SSE of Luganville (pop: 13,400)
851 km (529 mi) WSW of Lautoka (Fiji) (pop: 52,500)
Primary data source: GeoAu
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 40 km | Vanuatu Islands | GeoAu |
| M 5.1 | 33 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | - 44km E of Isangel, Vanuatu | USGS |
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Port vila / Violent shaking (MMI IX) : I was scared
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Vanuatu Islands 12 December 23:53 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 31 Jan 2019 05:50 UTC| M 5.0 |202 km (125.5 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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