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USGS usp0009xh8

31 Jul 2000, 12:59

68 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 179 km depth.

Depth179 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.455000, 167.282000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009xh8
Coordinates
-14.455, 167.282
Network
us
Significance
449