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USGS us6000pkeg

16 Jan 2025, 13:27

147 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 28.7 km depth.

Depth28.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 147 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.869700, 169.245200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000pkeg
Coordinates
-20.8697, 169.2452
Network
us
Significance
385