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USGS us1000gfif

22 Aug 2018, 18:34

84 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 84 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu?

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-16.025300, 168.201100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000gfif
Coordinates
-16.0253, 168.2011
Network
us
Significance
400