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USGS us7000j30e

8 Jan 2023, 17:15

37 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km W of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-15.097600, 166.728200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j30e
Coordinates
-15.0976, 166.7282
Network
us
Significance
385