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USGS usp000f7b9

25 Mar 2007, 02:08

134 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.9 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 134 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.754000, 169.354000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f7b9
Coordinates
-20.754, 169.354
Network
us
Significance
732