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USGS usp0008y6s

14 Nov 1998, 15:03

33 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 115.1 km depth.

Depth115.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.946000, 167.367000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008y6s
Coordinates
-14.946, 167.367
Network
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Significance
554