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USGS iscgem871455

22 Jan 1964, 23:59

170 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15.6 km depth.

Depth15.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 170 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.628000, 165.995000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem871455
Coordinates
-13.628, 165.995
Network
iscgem
Significance
611