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USGS usp000frcj

27 Oct 2007, 11:10

31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 177 km depth.

Depth177 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-14.852000, 167.286000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000frcj
Coordinates
-14.852, 167.286
Network
us
Significance
385