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USGS usp0006fjp

13 Jul 1994, 04:13

80 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu?

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-16.812000, 167.249000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006fjp
Coordinates
-16.812, 167.249
Network
us
Significance
691