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USGS usp000dj9h

15 Mar 2005, 20:05

76 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 32.6 km depth.

Depth32.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.470000, 168.556000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dj9h
Coordinates
-19.47, 168.556
Network
us
Significance
400