Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.9 - 20 km a sud da Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, mercoledì, 11 agosto 1965
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Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.9 at 30 km depth
Data & ora: 11 Aug 1965 19:52:32 UTC
Magnitudine: 6.9
Profondità: 30.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 15.685°S / 167.097°E

Vulcano più vicino: Aoba (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
20 km SSO da Luganville (Sanma) (pop: 13,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
53 km NO da Norsup (Malampa) (pop: 3,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
72 km S da Port-Olry (Sanma) (pop: 1,950) --> Vedi sismi vicini
207 km SSO da Sola (Torba) (pop: 1,170) --> Vedi sismi vicini
262 km NNO da Port Vila (Shefa) (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
487 km NNO da Isangel (Tafea) (pop: 1,440) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 6.9 | 30 km | Vanuatu | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):- 04 Feb 1966 10:39 UTC| M 6.4 |180 km (111.8 mi) depth|91 km (56 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 34 km southwest of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, 4 February 1966 at 10:39 (GMT)
- 18 Aug 1965 14:51 UTC| M 6.2 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Coral Sea, 50 km south of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 18 August 1965 at 14:51 (GMT)
- 17 Aug 1965 16:17 UTC| M 5.8 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|72 km (45 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Aug 1965 11:07 UTC| M 6.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 52 km southwest of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Saturday, 14 August 1965 at 11:07 (GMT)
- 13 Aug 1965 12:40 UTC| M 7.2 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|79 km (49 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude 7.2 earthquake - Coral Sea, 13 km northeast of Malakula Island, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, 13 August 1965 at 12:40 (GMT)
- 13 Aug 1965 12:40 UTC| M 7.4 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|25 km (16 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude 7.4 earthquake - Coral Sea, 45 km southwest of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, 13 August 1965 at 12:40 (GMT)
- 13 Aug 1965 11:24 UTC| M 6.1 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Coral Sea, 57 km south of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Friday, 13 August 1965 at 11:24 (GMT)
- 13 Aug 1965 04:40 UTC| M 5.8 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Aug 1965 18:04 UTC| M 5.9 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|42 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Aug 1965 08:01 UTC| M 6.9 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|36 km (22 mi) distance| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Coral Sea, 28 km north of Norsup, Malampa Province, Vanuatu, on Thursday, 12 August 1965 at 08:01 (GMT)
- 11 Aug 1965 22:31 UTC| M 7.6 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|20 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Major magnitude 7.6 earthquake - Coral Sea, 39 km south of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 11 August 1965 at 22:31 (GMT)
- 11 Aug 1965 20:13 UTC| M 6.0 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Coral Sea, 27 km southeast of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, on Wednesday, 11 August 1965 at 20:13 (GMT)
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