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USGS us7000lx12

5 Feb 2024, 07:26

282 km E of Vao, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 April 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 282 km E of Vao, New Caledonia?

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-23.060500, 170.218100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lx12
Coordinates
-23.0605, 170.2181
Network
us
Significance
432