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USGS usp000jfkx

29 Feb 2012, 16:03

30 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 46.3 km depth.

Depth46.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu?

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-17.647000, 168.038000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jfkx
Coordinates
-17.647, 168.038
Network
us
Significance
450