Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 84km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu on Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.7 - Coral Sea, 69 km a sud da Malakula , Malampa Province, Vanuatu, martedì, 06 agosto 2013
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Moderate magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 14 km depth
6 Aug 17:49 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 27 minuti.
Ora locale a epicentro: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 04:21:55
Magnitudine: 5.7
Profondità: 13.9 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 16.8791°S / 167.3792°E
(Coral Sea, Vanuatu)Vulcano più vicino: Ambrym (104 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
87 km S da Lakatoro (pop: 705) --> Vedi sismi vicini
138 km NO da Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
153 km S da Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
207 km S da Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> Vedi sismi vicini
335 km S da Sola (pop: 1,170) --> Vedi sismi vicini
358 km NO da Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> Vedi sismi vicini
449 km N da Wé (Lifou, Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
69 km S da Malakula Island (pop: 22,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
357 km NO da Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2.2 x 1013 joules (6.22 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
| M 5.8 | 33 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
| M 5.7 | 14 km | 84km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | USGS |
| M 6.2 | 40 km | Vanuatu Islands | GeoAu |
| M 5.8 | 92 km | Vanuatu Islands | BMKG |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 5.7 quake Coral Sea, 69 km south of Malakula Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, Wednesday, August 07, 2013 04:21:55
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 09 Aug 2013 01:36 UTC| M 4.8 |9.9 km (6.2 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Aug 2013 09:05 UTC| M 4.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|4 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 06 Aug 2013 23:03 UTC| M 4.3 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Coral Sea, 69 km south of Malakula Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, August 07, 2013 04:21:55
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