6.6-magnitude quake hits 80 km WSW of Port Olry, Vanuatu: USGS-Xinhua

6.6-magnitude quake hits 80 km WSW of Port Olry, Vanuatu: USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-03-03 02:42:16

NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 80 km WSW of Port Olry, Vanuatu at 18:04:30 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 15.2929 degrees south latitude and 166.3657 degrees east longitude.