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USGS us2000623b

4 Jun 2016, 22:59

57 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 43.8 km depth.

Depth43.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 57 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-18.253100, 168.280100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000623b
Coordinates
-18.2531, 168.2801
Network
us
Significance
417