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USGS us6000d6xb

9 Jan 2021, 01:39

63 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 182 km depth.

Depth182 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 63 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu?

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-16.149800, 168.012100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000d6xb
Coordinates
-16.1498, 168.0121
Network
us
Significance
465