7.1-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

7.1-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-12-17 10:06:15

HONG KONG, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Vanuatu Islands at 01:47:23 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 17.64 degrees south latitude and 167.97 degrees east longitude.