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USGS usp000f8mu

4 Apr 2007, 12:02

129 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 129 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.688000, 169.056000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f8mu
Coordinates
-20.688, 169.056
Network
us
Significance
650