QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20003mtd
USGS us20003mtd
22 Sept 2015, 10:22
77 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 228.9 km depth.
Published location
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-15.966800, 168.130700
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Event ID
us20003mtd
Coordinates
-15.9668, 168.1307
Network
us
Significance
433