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USGS us20008mhb

26 Feb 2017, 06:44

103 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 255 km depth.

Depth255 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 103 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-18.614300, 169.404100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008mhb
Coordinates
-18.6143, 169.4041
Network
us
Significance
465