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USGS us7000d2vl

24 Jan 2021, 09:29

50 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 17.9 km depth.

Depth17.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.612700, 166.913300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000d2vl
Coordinates
-14.6127, 166.9133
Network
us
Significance
400