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USGS us200080h0

6 Dec 2016, 14:51

46 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 18.2 km depth.

Depth18.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 March 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-18.002500, 167.969600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200080h0
Coordinates
-18.0025, 167.9696
Network
us
Significance
385