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port Vila / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 s : One sudden noticeable drop
| Date & time | Mar 1, 2021 09:41:08 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.9 |
| Depth | 14.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.59°S / 167.73°E  (Coral Sea, Vanuatu) |
| Antipode | 17.59°N / 12.27°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
| Nearest volcano | North Vate (67 km / 42 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 64 km (40 mi) WNW of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 173 km (108 mi) SSE of Norsup (pop: 3,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 238 km (148 mi) SSE of Santo (Luganville) (pop: 13,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 272 km (169 mi) NW of Isangel (pop: 1,440) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 292 km (181 mi) SSE of Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 363 km (226 mi) NNE of Fayaoué (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 373 km (232 mi) N of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 449 km (279 mi) NE of Poindimié (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,890) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 459 km (285 mi) NNE of Punereuin (New Caledonia) (pop: 2,740) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 489 km (304 mi) NE of Koné (New Caledonia) (pop: 4,570) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 137 km (85 mi) SSW of Paama Island (pop: 1,630) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 149 km (92 mi) S of Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 277 km (172 mi) NW of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.9 | 14 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
| 4.9 | 14 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
| 4.9 | 10 km | 75 Km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | USGS |
