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USGS usp00031cn

3 Jan 1987, 22:04

92 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 14.5 km depth.

Depth14.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 92 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.998000, 167.929000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00031cn
Coordinates
-14.998, 167.929
Network
us
Significance
691