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USGS us6000jl35

3 Feb 2023, 00:10

62 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 37.3 km depth.

Depth37.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 62 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.596400, 166.719800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jl35
Coordinates
-14.5964, 166.7198
Network
us
Significance
385