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USGS us7000i7ya

14 Sept 2022, 12:04

209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7 mww earthquake at 137 km depth.

Depth137 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated11 April 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-21.190900, 170.266600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000i7ya
Coordinates
-21.1909, 170.2666
Network
us
Significance
762