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USGS us6000dhxn

16 Feb 2021, 00:49

82 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 82 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.829200, 167.541300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dhxn
Coordinates
-17.8292, 167.5413
Network
us
Significance
640