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USGS usp000hhq3

7 Aug 2010, 08:02

45 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 159.4 km depth.

Depth159.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu?

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-15.215000, 167.453000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hhq3
Coordinates
-15.215, 167.453
Network
us
Significance
416