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USGS usp000hpyx

22 Nov 2010, 14:12

88 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 239.9 km depth.

Depth239.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 88 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-18.745000, 169.280000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hpyx
Coordinates
-18.745, 169.28
Network
us
Significance
400