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USGS us6000j9fh

15 Dec 2022, 14:42

183 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 February 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 183 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.719100, 165.862600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000j9fh
Coordinates
-13.7191, 165.8626
Network
us
Significance
416