QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gum9
USGS usp000gum9
4 Mar 2009, 17:06
87 km NNE of Sola, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 40 km depth.
Published location
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-13.111000, 167.765000
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Event ID
usp000gum9
Coordinates
-13.111, 167.765
Network
us
Significance
400