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USGS us200067r2

28 Jun 2016, 23:46

79 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.643600, 166.458500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200067r2
Coordinates
-14.6436, 166.4585
Network
us
Significance
518