Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 27 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Thursday, 31 January 2019 at 05:50 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 202 km depth
31 Jan 06:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 202.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.51°S / 169.54°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Yasur (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
27 km (17 mi) E of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) SE of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (177 mi) ENE of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) NE of Tadine (Maré, New Caledonia) (pop: 7,490) --> See nearby quakes!
435 km (270 mi) NE of Mont-Dore (New Caledonia) (pop: 24,700) --> See nearby quakes!
435 km (270 mi) NE of Dumbéa (New Caledonia) (pop: 19,300) --> See nearby quakes!
441 km (274 mi) NE of Païta (New Caledonia) (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
445 km (276 mi) NE of Noumea (New Caledonia) (pop: 93,100) --> See nearby quakes!
445 km (277 mi) SSE of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
457 km (284 mi) ENE of La Foa (New Caledonia) (pop: 2,950) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) E of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 202 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 181 km | Vanuatu Islands | GeoAu |
| M 5.4 | 181 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 178 km | - 22km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu | USGS |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Port Vila / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Coral Sea, 27 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, 31 January 2019 05:50 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 27 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Thursday, 31 January 2019 at 05:50 (GMT)
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