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USGS us6000dej6

4 Feb 2021, 23:48

112 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 40.7 km depth.

Depth40.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 April 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 112 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.178300, 170.113800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dej6
Coordinates
-20.1783, 170.1138
Network
us
Significance
385