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USGS us7000j2yw

8 Jan 2023, 12:32

23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7 mww earthquake at 29 km depth.

Depth29 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.946700, 166.879100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j2yw
Coordinates
-14.9467, 166.8791
Network
us
Significance
768