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USGS us7000pluz

22 Mar 2025, 12:51

64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 119.7 km depth.

Depth119.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 64 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-14.077600, 166.991500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000pluz
Coordinates
-14.0776, 166.9915
Network
us
Significance
432