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USGS usp000fad8

23 Apr 2007, 10:45

120 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 89.5 km depth.

Depth89.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 120 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.629000, 169.217000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fad8
Coordinates
-20.629, 169.217
Network
us
Significance
400