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USGS us7000l917

5 Nov 2023, 15:29

104 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 104 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.474500, 169.400600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000l917
Coordinates
-20.4745, 169.4006
Network
us
Significance
500