Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Coral Sea, 91 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 at 08:05 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.4 quake Coral Sea, 87 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 27 May 2020 07:09 GMT, which had occurred 57 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 30 km depth
27 May 08:23 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
May 27 08:26: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 40.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 30.0 km.
May 27 08:26: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 80.0 to 40.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 30.0 km.
Date & time: 27 May 2020 08:05:55 UTC -
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.27°S / 167.61°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: North Vate (89 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
91 km (56 mi) NW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) S of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (125 mi) SSE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) SSE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) NW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
378 km (235 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
393 km (244 mi) NNE of Fayaoué (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) --> See nearby quakes!
407 km (253 mi) N of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> See nearby quakes!
472 km (294 mi) NNE of Poindimié (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,890) --> See nearby quakes!
511 km (317 mi) NE of Koné (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,570) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) S of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (191 mi) NW of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 30 km | Vanuatu | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 30 km | 91km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 5.1 | 139 km | Vanuatu Islands | BMKG |
| M 4.9 | 39 km | Vanuatu Islands | GeoAu |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
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