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Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 90 km southeast of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 10:30 pm (GMT +11) -

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 10 km depth

21 Mar 13:22 UTC: First to report: USGS after 1 hour and 51 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 21, 2023 11:30:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023 at 10:30 pm (GMT +11)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.9384°S / 170.0286°E (South Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu)
Antipode	19.938°N / 9.971°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Yasur (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	90 km (56 mi) ESE of Isangel (pop: 1,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 286 km (178 mi) NE of Tadine (Maré, New Caledonia) (pop: 7,490) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 304 km (189 mi) SE of Port Vila (pop: 35,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 308 km (191 mi) ENE of Wé (Lifou, New Caledonia) (pop: 10,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 443 km (275 mi) NE of Mont-Dore (New Caledonia) (pop: 24,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 445 km (277 mi) NE of Dumbéa (New Caledonia) (pop: 19,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 452 km (281 mi) ENE of Paita (New Caledonia) (pop: 12,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 453 km (282 mi) NE of Noumea (New Caledonia) (pop: 93,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) NE of Aneityum Island (pop: 915) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SE of Tanna Island (pop: 28,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	10 km	89 Km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu	USGS
4.7	10 km	Vanuatu Islands	RaspberryShake
4.7	10 km	Vanuatu Islands	IRIS
4.8	10 km	Vanuatu Islands	GFZ
4.7	10 km	VANUATU	EMSC

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