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USGS us7000pdth

14 Feb 2025, 18:53

97 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.302500, 167.518700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000pdth
Coordinates
-17.3025, 167.5187
Network
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Significance
385