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USGS us6000i92k

8 Aug 2022, 14:42

81 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 81 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.684100, 170.042800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000i92k
Coordinates
-19.6841, 170.0428
Network
us
Significance
400