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USGS usp000gy48

12 Jun 2009, 10:44

55 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.611000, 167.812000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gy48
Coordinates
-17.611, 167.812
Network
us
Significance
561