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USGS usp0003hc7

27 Jun 1988, 07:07

77 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 65.7 km depth.

Depth65.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 77 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.237000, 169.373000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003hc7
Coordinates
-20.237, 169.373
Network
us
Significance
554