Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 73 km southwest of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, 6 September 2019 at 15:27 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Sep 15:35 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Sep 6 15:39: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9.
Sep 6 15:39: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.9.
Date & time: 6 Sep 2019 15:27:55 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.12°S / 168.96°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Yasur (83 km / 52 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
73 km (45 mi) SSW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
194 km (121 mi) NE of Tadine (Maré, New Caledonia) (pop: 7,490) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) ENE of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> See nearby quakes!
260 km (161 mi) ENE of Fayaoué (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) --> See nearby quakes!
274 km (170 mi) SSE of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) NE of Mont-Dore (New Caledonia) (pop: 24,700) --> See nearby quakes!
345 km (214 mi) NE of Dumbéa (New Caledonia) (pop: 19,300) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) NE of Païta (New Caledonia) (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) NE of Noumea (New Caledonia) (pop: 93,100) --> See nearby quakes!
388 km (241 mi) ENE of Poindimié (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,890) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) W of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1013 joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.9 | 10 km | Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu) | GFZ |
| M 5.8 | 31 km | Vanuatu | EMSC |
| M 5.8 | 41 km | Loyalty Islands (Vanuatu) | GeoAu |
| M 5.9 | 78 km | Vanuatu Islands | BMKG |
| M 5.9 | 29 km | 74km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 6.0 | 20 km | Vanuatu [Sea] | INGV |
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1815.3 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Thought it was truck going past apartment block. I am on first floor apartment and was in bed reading. Must of been big if I felt it here in Australia! (reported through our app)
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