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USGS us6000jl7u

3 Feb 2023, 17:54

38 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 126.6 km depth.

Depth126.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu?

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-15.530400, 167.524000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jl7u
Coordinates
-15.5304, 167.524
Network
us
Significance
416