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USGS us10005c88

28 Apr 2016, 20:33

3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7 mww earthquake at 24 km depth.

Depth24 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu?

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-16.042900, 167.378600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005c88
Coordinates
-16.0429, 167.3786
Network
us
Significance
755