Tuesday 23 January 2024, 03:33: earthquake at Vanuatu
Earthquakes with magnitude 6.4 felt at 03:33 on 23 January 2024.
Place: Vanuatu.
On Tuesday 23 January 2024 at 03:33 an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 and depth 32 km was recorded in Vanuatu. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 03:33 on 23 January 2024 with epicenter Vanuatu, having a depth of 32 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6.4, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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