Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 38 km west of Ureparapara Island, Torba, Vanuatu, on Monday, 8 September 2008 at 18:52 (GMT)

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 38 km west of Ureparapara Island, Torba, Vanuatu, on Monday, 8 September 2008 at 18:52 (GMT)

Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake at 110 km depth

Date & time: 8 Sep 2008 18:52:06 UTC
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 110.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 13.501°S / 166.967°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Ureparapara (38 km / 24 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
76 km (47 mi) WNW of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) N of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (140 mi) N of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (180 mi) N of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
334 km (207 mi) SSE of Lata (Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands) (pop: 553) --> See nearby quakes!
493 km (306 mi) NNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 6.9110 kmVanuatuUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 6.9 quake Coral Sea, 38 km west of Ureparapara Island, Torba, Vanuatu, 8 September 2008 18:52 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes):
  • 05 Mar 2009 18:20 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    53.6 km (33.3 mi) depth
    |
    86 km (54 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 04 Mar 2009 17:06 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    40 km (24.9 mi) depth
    |
    97 km (60 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Feb 2009 18:30 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    219.6 km (136.5 mi) depth
    |
    47 km (29 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 03 Jan 2009 16:49 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    108.8 km (67.6 mi) depth
    |
    122 km (76 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Dec 2008 10:32 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    54.2 km (33.7 mi) depth
    |
    81 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Dec 2008 09:52 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    43.4 km (27 mi) depth
    |
    82 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Dec 2008 23:17 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    76 km (47 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Dec 2008 22:37 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    14 km (8.7 mi) depth
    |
    79 km (49 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Dec 2008 13:15 UTC
    | M 6.0 |
    51 km (31.7 mi) depth
    |
    136 km (85 mi) distance
    | USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, on Wednesday, 10 December 2008 at 13:15 (GMT)
  • 02 Dec 2008 15:00 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    96.5 km (60 mi) depth
    |
    104 km (65 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 21 Nov 2008 13:55 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    108.2 km (67.2 mi) depth
    |
    139 km (86 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 27 Oct 2008 05:43 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    129 km (80.2 mi) depth
    |
    128 km (80 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 08 Oct 2008 09:15 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    108.7 km (67.5 mi) depth
    |
    161 km (100 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Sep 2008 01:36 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    57.7 km (35.9 mi) depth
    |
    139 km (86 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area

Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 38 km west of Ureparapara Island, Torba, Vanuatu, on Monday, 8 September 2008 at 18:52 (GMT)
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