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USGS usp000dc7n

30 Dec 2004, 18:27

88 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 4.6 km depth.

Depth4.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu?

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-15.411000, 167.982000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dc7n
Coordinates
-15.411, 167.982
Network
us
Significance
385