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USGS iscgemsup913878

5 Jan 1915, 14:33

44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7.3 mB earthquake at 170 km depth.

Depth170 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-14.232000, 167.361000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup913878
Coordinates
-14.232, 167.361
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
820