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USGS usp000fcyz

29 May 2007, 06:48

101 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 66.4 km depth.

Depth66.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 101 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.833000, 166.615000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fcyz
Coordinates
-13.833, 166.615
Network
us
Significance
500