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USGS us7000j3ky

11 Jan 2023, 08:39

37 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 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 NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.760400, 166.876200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j3ky
Coordinates
-14.7604, 166.8762
Network
us
Significance
518