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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, 14 April 2016

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, 14 April 2016

Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Vanuatu Islands on Thursday, 14 April 2016
Apr 15 09:46: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 13.0 km.
Date & time: Thu, 14 Apr 21:50:25 UTC
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.3°S / 166.44°E (Vanuatu)
Nearest volcano: Gaua (129 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
Thu, 14 Apr 21:50 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km VANUATU[Map]EMSC
Thu, 14 Apr 21:50 UTCM 6.4 / 16 km- 95km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
Tue, 6 Dec 01:21 UTCM 5.3 / 143 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
Wed, 14 Dec 19:21 UTCM 4.4 / 118 km - [info] VANUATU[Map]EMSC
Tue, 20 Dec 2016
Tue, 20 Dec 04:20 UTCM 5.1 / 107.2 km - [info]- 73km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
Mon, 16 Jan 01:16 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 16 Jan 20:47 UTCM 5.6 / 18 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
Tue, 17 Jan 01:17 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Mon, 30 Jan 2017
Mon, 30 Jan 23:35 UTCM 5.8 / 99 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 3 Feb 2017
Fri, 3 Feb 05:13 UTCM 4.9 / 35 km - [info]- 89km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu[Map]USGS
Sat, 25 Feb 2017
Sat, 25 Feb 23:08 UTCM 4.8 / 171 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
Tue, 7 Mar 23:38 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]Vanuatu Islands[Map]GFZ

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