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USGS usp000a72g

2 Jan 2001, 13:03

20 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 97 km depth.

Depth97 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.956000, 167.246000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a72g
Coordinates
-14.956, 167.246
Network
us
Significance
449