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USGS usb000ivie

5 Aug 2013, 16:02

15 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 83.1 km depth.

Depth83.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 September 2013Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.523600, 169.133900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000ivie
Coordinates
-19.5236, 169.1339
Network
us
Significance
385