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USGS usp000d1ke

6 Aug 2004, 01:59

38 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 80.4 km depth.

Depth80.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 38 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu?

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-16.118000, 167.773000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d1ke
Coordinates
-16.118, 167.773
Network
us
Significance
400