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USGS us7000pcjx

10 Feb 2025, 00:09

53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 53 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.501100, 167.875700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000pcjx
Coordinates
-17.5011, 167.8757
Network
us
Significance
540