Vanuatu · Earthquake archives February 2012

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Events97

Largest magnitudeM 7.1

M6+4

M7+1

Average depth25.8 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.1	125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.0 km	2012-02-02 13:34:40 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	117 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	8.0 km	2012-02-05 16:40:39 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	81 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu	145.0 km	2012-02-05 00:15:38 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	8.0 km	2012-02-03 03:46:21 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	25.2 km	2012-02-03 04:33:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	122 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	20.6 km	2012-02-02 17:27:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	30 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	46.3 km	2012-02-29 16:03:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	121 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 06:01:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	124 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:57:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	89 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 17:45:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	108 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:28:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	187 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu	80.7 km	2012-02-29 07:05:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	134 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	57.3 km	2012-02-22 00:50:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	49 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2012-02-17 01:57:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	107 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.5 km	2012-02-02 20:26:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	122 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	23.9 km	2012-02-02 19:44:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	115 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 19:30:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	93 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 16:11:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	105 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:04:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	83 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:39:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	97 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-29 21:59:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	35 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu	46.9 km	2012-02-17 11:26:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	127 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	35.0 km	2012-02-14 18:07:56 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	116 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	22.9 km	2012-02-13 03:32:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Vanuatu	123.3 km	2012-02-09 05:18:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	99 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:10:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	63 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	18.5 km	2012-02-02 19:20:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	107 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	3.6 km	2012-02-02 18:35:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	87 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:22:56 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:14:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	132 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:10:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	96 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:07:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	127 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:50:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	113 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:48:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	114 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu	240.1 km	2012-02-28 03:03:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	158 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu	33.2 km	2012-02-26 22:50:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	103 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 16:43:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	122 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 02:27:14 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	123 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	19.6 km	2012-02-05 02:16:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	102 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:30:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	55 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 10:30:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	65 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 09:57:49 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	114 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	11.0 km	2012-02-02 21:47:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	92 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 17:31:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	115 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 16:10:06 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	115 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	14.6 km	2012-02-02 16:04:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	68 km NNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:56:58 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	95 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 15:27:30 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	119 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 14:10:48 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	123 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-02 13:53:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	87 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-29 23:50:46 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	34 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu	85.6 km	2012-02-26 13:13:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	122 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	14.6 km	2012-02-24 20:54:18 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	121 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 21:10:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	100 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-05 18:45:59 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	85 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-04 20:17:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	132 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 18:46:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	108 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 10:06:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	56 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 08:13:15 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	108 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	10.0 km	2012-02-03 05:01:00 UTC	View event →

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