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USGS usc000jw51

17 Sept 2013, 11:39

52 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10.1 km depth.

Depth10.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 December 2013Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 52 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.606300, 166.890500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000jw51
Coordinates
-14.6063, 166.8905
Network
us
Significance
416