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USGS usp000j7gb

3 Sept 2011, 02:06

146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 85 km depth.

Depth85 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 146 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu?

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-12.781000, 166.790000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j7gb
Coordinates
-12.781, 166.79
Network
us
Significance
518