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USGS us6000ianq

14 Aug 2022, 04:11

29 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 29 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu?

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-15.782800, 167.101800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ianq
Coordinates
-15.7828, 167.1018
Network
us
Significance
518