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USGS us6000n102

25 May 2024, 23:23

83 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.117300, 167.870600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000n102
Coordinates
-17.1173, 167.8706
Network
us
Significance
619