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USGS us6000dila

18 Feb 2021, 06:37

136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-18.951500, 168.067500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dila
Coordinates
-18.9515, 168.0675
Network
us
Significance
594