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USGS usp0006bhd

23 Apr 1994, 16:00

33 km S of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 10.8 km depth.

Depth10.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km S of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-14.175000, 167.537000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006bhd
Coordinates
-14.175, 167.537
Network
us
Significance
591