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USGS us7000h7da

5 May 2022, 21:15

78 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.375800, 167.679300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000h7da
Coordinates
-17.3758, 167.6793
Network
us
Significance
483