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USGS us6000kd6v

19 May 2023, 16:38

78 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-18.020400, 167.637100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kd6v
Coordinates
-18.0204, 167.6371
Network
us
Significance
385