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USGS us7000nzf4

17 Dec 2024, 01:53

31 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 49.2 km depth.

Depth49.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.750400, 168.012300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000nzf4
Coordinates
-17.7504, 168.0123
Network
us
Significance
433