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USGS usp000g51v

28 Apr 2008, 19:33

56 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6.4 mwc earthquake at 32 km depth.

Depth32 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.941000, 168.953000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g51v
Coordinates
-19.941, 168.953
Network
us
Significance
630