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USGS us6000pgsd

1 Jan 2025, 04:39

153 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 153 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.927300, 169.381900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pgsd
Coordinates
-20.9273, 169.3819
Network
us
Significance
466