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USGS us6000dzw5

8 Apr 2021, 02:13

116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 264.1 km depth.

Depth264.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-18.509100, 169.485500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000dzw5
Coordinates
-18.5091, 169.4855
Network
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Significance
416