Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 96 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on Monday, 7 September 2020 at 04:41 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.2 quake Coral Sea, 96 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 6 September 2020 02:59 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 2 hours earlier.
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 17 km depth
7 Sep 05:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 minutes.
Date & time: 7 Sep 2020 04:41:26 UTC -
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 17.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.0565°S / 167.764°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: Epi (77 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
96 km (59 mi) NW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SSE of Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (113 mi) SSE of Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> See nearby quakes!
236 km (147 mi) SSE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> See nearby quakes!
320 km (199 mi) NNW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
354 km (220 mi) S of Sola (pop: 1,170) --> See nearby quakes!
420 km (261 mi) NNE of Fayaoué (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SSE of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SW of Paama Island (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 17 km | 95 Km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 10 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
| M 4.8 | 26 km | Vanuatu Islands | BMKG |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | 91 Km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 26 km | Vanuatu Islands | BMKG |
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