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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

This quake was likely an aftershock of the M 6.8 quake: Vanuatu Islands on Sun, 3 Apr 08h23, which had occurred 12 days earlier.
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: Thursday, 14 April 2016 21:50 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
Estimated released energy: 1.8*10^14 J (49.4 GWh / 42502 tons of TNT / 2.7 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
Thu, 14 Apr 21:50 UTCM 6.5 / 10 km VANUATUEMSC
Thu, 14 Apr 21:50 UTCM 6.4 / 16 km- 95km NW of Port-Olry, VanuatuUSGS

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