QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us2000gbew
USGS us2000gbew
22 Jul 2018, 22:21
76 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 103.5 km depth.
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-18.957700, 168.886800
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Event ID
us2000gbew
Coordinates
-18.9577, 168.8868
Network
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Significance
466