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USGS usp000j1d6

11 May 2011, 04:12

87 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 87 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu?

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-19.941000, 168.560000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j1d6
Coordinates
-19.941, 168.56
Network
us
Significance
432