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USGS usb000k5er

3 Oct 2013, 16:24

108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 60.2 km depth.

Depth60.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 108 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.704000, 166.565600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000k5er
Coordinates
-13.704, 166.5656
Network
us
Significance
385