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USGS usp000hu98

9 Feb 2011, 14:51

43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 43 km W of Norsup, Vanuatu?

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-16.074000, 166.988000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hu98
Coordinates
-16.074, 166.988
Network
us
Significance
416