Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.4 - Coral Sea, 74 km WNW of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, lunes, 23 ene. 2006

Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.4 - Coral Sea, 74 km WNW of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, lunes, 23 ene. 2006

Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.4 at 23 km depth

Fecha & hora: 23 Jan 2006 06:02:58 UTC
Magnitud: 6.4
Profundidad: 23.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 17.391°S / 167.715°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Volcán mas cercano: North Vate (68 km / 42 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
74 km al ONO de Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
151 km al SSE de Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
216 km al SSE de Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
270 km al SSE de Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
291 km al NO de Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
383 km al NNE de Fayaoué (Nueva Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
391 km al S de Sola (pop: 1,170) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
395 km al N de Wé (Lifou, Nueva Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
467 km al NNE de Poindimié (Nueva Caledonia) (pop: 4,890) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
506 km al NE de Koné (Nueva Caledonia) (pop: 4,570) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 6.423 kmVanuatuUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):
  • 20 Apr 2006 10:39 UTC
    | M 5.3 |
    89.8 km (55.8 mi) depth
    |
    81 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 15 Mar 2006 05:27 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    29.9 km (18.6 mi) depth
    |
    77 km (48 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 18 Feb 2006 15:53 UTC
    | M 5.9 |
    22 km (13.7 mi) depth
    |
    85 km (53 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 25 Jan 2006 01:10 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    35 km (21.7 mi) depth
    |
    18 km (11 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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