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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 39 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:59 am (GMT +11)

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 231 km depth

1 Sep 00:31 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 32 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Aug 31, 2021 22:59:16 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:59 am (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	231.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.5°S / 169.65°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Antipode	19.5°N / 10.35°W
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Yasur (22 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	39 km (24 mi) E of Isangel (pop: 1,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 241 km (150 mi) SE of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 293 km (182 mi) NE of Tadine (Maré, New Caledonia) (pop: 7,490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 295 km (183 mi) ENE of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) E of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) NNW of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	231 km	VANUATU	EMSC
4.4	231 km	39 Km E of Isangel, Vanuatu	USGS

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Seismic station: Norfolk Island (NFK/AU network) | Distance from quake: 1075 km / 668 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Norfolk Island: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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