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USGS us7000hsmm

22 Jul 2022, 12:31

55 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 71 km depth.

Depth71 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 September 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.042000, 169.266900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hsmm
Coordinates
-20.042, 169.2669
Network
us
Significance
468