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USGS usp000gbu8

10 Jul 2008, 17:01

60 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 69.5 km depth.

Depth69.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 60 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-20.081000, 169.205000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gbu8
Coordinates
-20.081, 169.205
Network
us
Significance
400