Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 13 km northeast of Paama Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 16 December 2018 at 17:12 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 13 km northeast of Paama Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 16 December 2018 at 17:12 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 27 km depth

16 Dec 17:27 UTC: First to report: GeoAu after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.9 to 26.7 km.
Date & time: 16 Dec 2018 17:12:22 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 26.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.414°S / 168.348°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Lopevi (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
105 km (66 mi) ESE of Lakatoro (pop: 705) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) N of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) SE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
205 km (127 mi) SE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
295 km (183 mi) SSE of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
362 km (225 mi) NNW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) ENE of Paama Island (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) E of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.027 kmVanuatu IslandsGeoAu
M 4.531 km- 113km ESE of Lakatoro, VanuatuUSGS

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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Coral Sea, 13 km northeast of Paama Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, 16 December 2018 17:12 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):
  • 17 Dec 2018 08:04 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 2018 18:28 UTC
    | M 4.9 |
    35 km (21.7 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (10 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 16 Dec 2018 17:59 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    35 km (21.7 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 13 km northeast of Paama Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 16 December 2018 at 17:12 (GMT)
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