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USGS usp000h2rp

11 Oct 2009, 17:12

120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 15.8 km depth.

Depth15.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 120 km W of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-13.721000, 166.449000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h2rp
Coordinates
-13.721, 166.449
Network
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Significance
385