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USGS usp00068d2

11 Feb 1994, 21:17

85 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.9 mwb earthquake at 205.7 km depth.

Depth205.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 85 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-18.773000, 169.169000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00068d2
Coordinates
-18.773, 169.169
Network
us
Significance
732