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- M7.3 - Earthquake in Vanuatu

 

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake was felt around the world. Recorded by our citizen radio station in Girona, Spain, at a distance of 16.700 km.

 

Earthquake in Vanuatu
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Earthquake data:

 

Date and time of origin: 2026-03-30 08:44:08 UTC
Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: 2026-03-30 09:01:28 UTC
Location where the station is located: Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU)
Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: 17 minutes and 20 seconds
Distance from the epicenter to the station: 16.699,67 Km
Wave speed: 16,06 km/s => 16.057,37 m/s
Wave type (according to speed): Desconocida
Sensor type: Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s
Sampling frequency (sps): 100Hz
Alarms: frequencies activated upon arrival of the wave:
* By order of detection
0.7-2.0Hz, 0.7-8Hz, 0.05-0.9Hz, 0.5-2.5Hz, 0.1-0.8Hz, 0.1-1.0Hz, 1.5-4.5Hz
Place of Origin: 35 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu
Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter:  📍 -15.2980°N 167.3990°E
Depth (hypocenter): 115.8 km
Magnitude Richter Scale: M7.3
Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It):
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URL Official Data USGS:  https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/...
URL Official Data EMSC:  https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/e...
Unofficial data URL Volcano Discovery:  https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake...

 

 

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