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USGS iscgem608534172

24 Mar 2016, 15:06

49 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 213.3 km depth.

Depth213.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.735000, 167.402000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem608534172
Coordinates
-14.735, 167.402
Network
iscgem
Significance
389