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USGS us7000j4ij

15 Jan 2023, 12:04

21 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 March 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 21 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.986700, 166.883700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j4ij
Coordinates
-14.9867, 166.8837
Network
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Significance
483