Terremoto forte mag. 5.4 - Coral Sea, 158 km a sud ovest da Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, domenica, 27 dicembre 2020 -
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Terremoto forte magnitudine 5.4 at 10 km depth
27 Dec 15:36 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 20 minuti.
27 Dec 16:20: Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 1.8 km (1.1 mi) al N.
27 Dec 16:20: Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 1.8 km (1.1 mi) al N.
Data & ora: 27 Dec 2020 15:16:26 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: lunedì, 28 dic 2020 02:16 (GMT +11)
Magnitudine: 5.4
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 18.7969°S / 167.3219°E

Vulcano più vicino: North Vate (183 km / 114 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
158 km SO da Port Vila (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
222 km ONO da Isangel (pop: 1,440) --> Vedi sismi vicini
222 km NNE da Fayaoué (Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 4,410) --> Vedi sismi vicini
236 km N da Wé (Lifou, Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
304 km S da Norsup (pop: 3,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
365 km S da Luganville (pop: 13,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
384 km NNE da Dumbéa (Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 19,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
393 km N da Mont-Dore (Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 24,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
397 km NNE da Noumea (Nuova Caledonia) (pop: 93,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
419 km S da Port-Olry (pop: 1,950) --> Vedi sismi vicini
225 km ONO da Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
27.6°C (82 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from ESE
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Light Rain

Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
5.4 | 10 km | Vanuatu | USGS |
5.4 | 10 km | VANUATU | EMSC |
5.1 | 27 km | Vanuatu Islands | GFZ |
5.2 | 10 km | Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | BMKG |
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