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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0006xg1
USGS usp0006xg1

16 May 1995, 21:12

249 km E of Vao, New Caledonia

A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 20.2 km depth.

Depth20.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 249 km E of Vao, New Caledonia?

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-23.008000, 169.900000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006xg1
Coordinates
-23.008, 169.9
Network
us
Significance
912