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USGS usp000hrw0

25 Dec 2010, 13:16

141 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 7.3 mwc earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.702000, 167.947000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hrw0
Coordinates
-19.702, 167.947
Network
us
Significance
820