Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 101 km northwest of Port-Vila, Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on 3 Oct 12:16 am (GMT +11) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.3 quake Coral Sea, 107 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 1 Oct 6:35 am (GMT +11), which had occurred 1 day 18 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 44 km depth
2 Oct 13:31 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 15 minutes.
2 Oct 13:32: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 44.0 km (from 36 to 27 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3.1 mi) towards SSW.
2 Oct 13:32: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 44.0 km (from 36 to 27 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.9 km (3.1 mi) towards SSW.
Local time at epicenter: 3 Oct 12:16 am (GMT +11)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 44.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.08°S / 167.66°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Nearest volcano: North Vate (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) NW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SW of Paama Island (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
21.8°C (71 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 11 m/s (21 kts) from S
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Overcast Clouds
21.8°C (71 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 11 m/s (21 kts) from SEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.7 | 44 km | - 97 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | GFZ |
| M 5.1 | 10 km | 4.7 Vanuatu | EMSC |
| M 5.1 | 9.6 km | 97 Km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | 86 Km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | BMKG |
| M 4.8 | 10 km | 86 Km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | BMKG |
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port vila (93.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : No damage . everything is OK . (reported through our app)
port vila (93.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 101 km northwest of Port-Vila, Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, on 3 Oct 12:16 am (GMT +11)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
