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USGS us2000jb3v

31 Jan 2019, 05:50

24 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 186.8 km depth.

Depth186.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.522600, 169.510100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000jb3v
Coordinates
-19.5226, 169.5101
Network
us
Significance
449