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USGS us7000lu51

23 Jan 2024, 15:26

25 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10.4 km depth.

Depth10.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 March 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.934300, 168.197400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lu51
Coordinates
-17.9343, 168.1974
Network
us
Significance
400