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USGS us10006fi6

21 Aug 2016, 03:30

31 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 91.3 km depth.

Depth91.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.787300, 167.205800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006fi6
Coordinates
-14.7873, 167.2058
Network
us
Significance
400