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USGS iscgem800910

10 Dec 1969, 20:54

13 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 25.6 km depth.

Depth25.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.923000, 167.095000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem800910
Coordinates
-14.923, 167.095
Network
iscgem
Significance
613