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USGS usp000epzj

31 Jul 2006, 19:59

40 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 45.8 km depth.

Depth45.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.811000, 167.944000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000epzj
Coordinates
-17.811, 167.944
Network
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Significance
416