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USGS us7000jgv8

2 Mar 2023, 18:11

45 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 May 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.906100, 166.672000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jgv8
Coordinates
-14.9061, 166.672
Network
us
Significance
416