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USGS us6000pgf9

30 Dec 2024, 05:49

13 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 66.6 km depth.

Depth66.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.655500, 168.218300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pgf9
Coordinates
-17.6555, 168.2183
Network
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Significance
402