Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 60 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 9 September 1945 at 04:03 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 35 km depth
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.443°S / 167.835°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: North Vate (55 km / 34 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
60 km (37 mi) WNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (100 mi) SSE of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (140 mi) SSE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) NW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
279 km (173 mi) SSE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
391 km (243 mi) N of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> See nearby quakes!
398 km (247 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
469 km (291 mi) NE of Poindimié (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,890) --> See nearby quakes!
509 km (316 mi) NE of Koné (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,570) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.4 | 35 km | Vanuatu | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake Coral Sea, 60 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 9 September 1945 04:03 GMT
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Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 60 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on Sunday, 9 September 1945 at 04:03 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
