Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 43 km west of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Monday, 7 August 2006 at 22:18 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.8 earthquake at 150 km depth
Magnitude: 6.8
Depth: 150.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.798°S / 167.789°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Aoba (44 km / 27 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) NE of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) ESE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) SE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
223 km (138 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
445 km (277 mi) NNW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1015 joules (278 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 14.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.8 | 150 km | Vanuatu | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 11 Jan 2007 08:50 UTC| M 5.1 |20.8 km (12.9 mi) depth|142 km (88 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 28 Nov 2006 04:25 UTC| M 5.1 |138.3 km (85.9 mi) depth|120 km (74 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Oct 2006 10:45 UTC| M 6.4 |115 km (71.5 mi) depth|100 km (62 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 21 km east of Port-Olry, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 18 October 2006 at 10:45 (GMT)
- 18 Sep 2006 23:45 UTC| M 5.0 |140.4 km (87.2 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Sep 2006 02:57 UTC| M 5.0 |48.7 km (30.3 mi) depth|132 km (82 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Coral Sea, 43 km west of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Monday, 7 August 2006 at 22:18 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
