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USGS us20005js0

19 Apr 2016, 11:40

131 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 16.3 km depth.

Depth16.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 June 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 131 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.260700, 166.152300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20005js0
Coordinates
-14.2607, 166.1523
Network
us
Significance
385