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USGS us10005dme

4 May 2016, 15:36

25 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 26 km depth.

Depth26 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.855000, 166.934100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005dme
Coordinates
-14.855, 166.9341
Network
us
Significance
500