QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us70006xl2
USGS us70006xl2
10 Jan 2020, 16:32
43 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 119.8 km depth.
Published location
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-15.335900, 167.521600
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Event ID
us70006xl2
Coordinates
-15.3359, 167.5216
Network
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Significance
385