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USGS us6000tm16

20 Aug 2026, 01:20

87 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 72.9 km depth.

Depth72.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.324000, 169.151400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000tm16
Coordinates
-20.324, 169.1514
Network
us
Significance
385