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USGS us6000tl4w

16 Aug 2026, 04:20

56 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 188.1 km depth.

Depth188.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.547400, 167.193400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tl4w
Coordinates
-14.5474, 167.1934
Network
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Significance
573