Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 36 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 23:53 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 36 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 23:53 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 40 km depth

13 Dec 00:12 UTC: Premier à signaler: GeoAu après 18 minutes.
Profondeur recalculée de 26.2 à 40.3 km.
Date & time: 12 Dec 2018 23:53:47 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Profondeur: 40.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.475°S / 169.617°E (Mer de Corail, Vanuatu)
Volcan le plus près: Yasur (25 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
36 km ENE de Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
237 km SE de Port-Vila (Port Vila) (pop: 35,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
293 km NE de Tadin (Maré, Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 7,490) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
293 km ENE de Wé (Lifou, Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 10,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
443 km NE de Mont-Dore (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 24,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
444 km NE de Dumbéa (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 19,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
446 km SSE de Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
450 km NE de Païta (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 12,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
453 km NE de Nouméa (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 93,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
466 km ENE de La Foa (Nouvelle-Calédonie) (pop: 2,950) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
30 km E de Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: GeoAu (Geoscience Australia )
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 5.040 kmVanuatu IslandsGeoAu
M 5.133 km VANUATUEMSC
M 5.110 km- 44km E of Isangel, VanuatuUSGS

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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Coral Sea, 36 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, 12 December 2018 23:53 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):
  • 31 Jan 2019 05:50 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    202 km (125.5 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | GFZ | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 36 km east of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 23:53 (GMT)
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