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USGS usp000fa95

21 Apr 2007, 18:20

76 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 40.7 km depth.

Depth40.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.838000, 166.843000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fa95
Coordinates
-13.838, 166.843
Network
us
Significance
572