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USGS us7000lgwp

7 Dec 2023, 12:56

118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7.1 mww earthquake at 48 km depth.

Depth48 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.615200, 169.308900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lgwp
Coordinates
-20.6152, 169.3089
Network
us
Significance
788