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USGS us6000di4c

16 Feb 2021, 16:12

94 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 9.1 km depth.

Depth9.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 94 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.639600, 167.425100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000di4c
Coordinates
-17.6396, 167.4251
Network
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Significance
385