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USGS usp000j727

26 Aug 2011, 12:36

133 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 46.4 km depth.

Depth46.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 133 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-18.553000, 167.390000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j727
Coordinates
-18.553, 167.39
Network
us
Significance
385