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USGS us20005hzl

14 Apr 2016, 13:17

86 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 7.5 km depth.

Depth7.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 86 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.490700, 166.502600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005hzl
Coordinates
-14.4907, 166.5026
Network
us
Significance
536