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USGS usp000bw88

29 Apr 2003, 21:01

35 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 128.6 km depth.

Depth128.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.847000, 167.339000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bw88
Coordinates
-14.847, 167.339
Network
us
Significance
465