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USGS us6000d6my

8 Jan 2021, 05:01

146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 113 km depth.

Depth113 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.736700, 169.882100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000d6my
Coordinates
-20.7367, 169.8821
Network
us
Significance
574