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USGS us7000m1e8

24 Feb 2024, 21:47

10 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 55.1 km depth.

Depth55.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.947000, 167.071500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m1e8
Coordinates
-14.947, 167.0715
Network
us
Significance
385