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USGS us6000a1xb

29 May 2020, 17:13

83 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 11.7 km depth.

Depth11.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.396000, 167.609200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000a1xb
Coordinates
-17.396, 167.6092
Network
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Significance
385