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USGS usp00068eg

12 Feb 1994, 17:58

112 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7 mwb earthquake at 27.7 km depth.

Depth27.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 112 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.553000, 169.361000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00068eg
Coordinates
-20.553, 169.361
Network
us
Significance
754