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USGS us7000jhsd

7 Mar 2023, 01:14

11 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 75.4 km depth.

Depth75.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 May 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km SE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-15.103600, 167.160400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jhsd
Coordinates
-15.1036, 167.1604
Network
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Significance
385