Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.5 - Coral Sea, Vanuatu, sabato, 21 dicembre 1985

Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.5 - Coral Sea, Vanuatu, sabato, 21 dicembre 1985

Terremoto molto forte magnitudine 6.5 at 33 km depth

Data & ora: 21 Dec 1985 02:46:33 UTC
Magnitudine: 6.5
Profondità: 33.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 14.092°S / 166.654°E (Coral Sea, Vanuatu)
Vulcano più vicino: Gaua (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
100 km OSO da Sola (pop: 1,170) --> Vedi sismi vicini
115 km NNO da Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> Vedi sismi vicini
168 km NNO da Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
234 km NNO da Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
386 km SSE da Lata (Santa Cruz Islands, Isole Salomone) (pop: 553) --> Vedi sismi vicini
443 km NNO da Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.533 kmVanuatuUSGS
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (62 quakes):
  • 14 Jun 1986 19:24 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    82 km (51 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 06 Jun 1986 17:08 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    215.1 km (133.7 mi) depth
    |
    81 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 08 May 1986 23:48 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    174 km (108.1 mi) depth
    |
    88 km (54 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 05 May 1986 04:24 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    214 km (133 mi) depth
    |
    61 km (38 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Apr 1986 00:57 UTC
    | M 5.1 |
    99.9 km (62.1 mi) depth
    |
    102 km (64 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Apr 1986 15:54 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    80 km (50 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Apr 1986 00:25 UTC
    | M 6.5 |
    29.4 km (18.3 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | USGS | Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Coral Sea, 78 km west of Sola, Torba, Vanuatu, on Monday, 14 April 1986 at 00:25 (GMT)
  • 26 Mar 1986 14:26 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    201.8 km (125.4 mi) depth
    |
    72 km (45 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 22 Mar 1986 21:18 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    105 km (65 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 23 Feb 1986 18:28 UTC
    | M 5.5 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    40 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 14 Feb 1986 04:00 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    215.5 km (133.9 mi) depth
    |
    85 km (53 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Feb 1986 19:08 UTC
    | M 5.7 |
    206.1 km (128.1 mi) depth
    |
    73 km (45 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 13 Feb 1986 00:24 UTC
    | M 5.8 |
    19 km (11.8 mi) depth
    |
    79 km (49 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 12 Feb 1986 16:13 UTC
    | M 5.0 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    63 km (39 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 07 Feb 1986 23:46 UTC
    | M 5.6 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    97 km (60 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 03 Feb 1986 11:52 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    58 km (36 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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