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USGS us6000f06w

29 Jul 2021, 12:00

45 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 217.2 km depth.

Depth217.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 October 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.129200, 169.278100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000f06w
Coordinates
-19.1292, 169.2781
Network
us
Significance
400