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USGS cent19030513063400000

13 May 1903, 06:34

Vanuatu

A magnitude 7 ms earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-17.000000, 168.000000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
cent19030513063400000
Coordinates
-17, 168
Network
cent
Significance
754