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103 km ssw of isangel, vanuatu

USGS-US6000M1Q8

issued: 2023-12-24 02:00Z
status: cancelled 2023-12-27 02:00Z
self-cancels: 2023-12-27 02:00Z
authority: USGS NEIC
sea: Coral Sea
position: -20.452, 169.060
source: usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z

Original warning text

103 KM SSW OF ISANGEL, VANUATU.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.8 (MB) IN 20.452S 169.060E, DEPTH 10 KM AT 240200Z DEC 23.
2. USGS EVENT US6000M1Q8. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m1q8

This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

386 within 180 nm since 1997 · 5 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

93 km ssw of isangel, vanuatu2026-07-08
48 km s of port-vila, vanuatu2026-05-19
84 km e of port-vila, vanuatu2026-05-16
98 km wnw of isangel, vanuatu2026-03-20
277 km ese of tadine, new caledonia2026-01-19
5 km n of port-vila, vanuatu2025-05-11

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Timeline · 7 messages since 2023-11-05 · closed 2023-12-27

104 km s of isangel, vanuatu2023-11-05 → 2023-11-08
118 km s of isangel, vanuatu2023-12-07 → 2023-12-10
Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred at 071257Z dec2023-12-07 → 2023-12-07
Cancel HYDROPAC 3843/23 and this msg2023-12-07 → 2023-12-07
93 km s of isangel, vanuatu2023-12-08 → 2023-12-11
111 km ssw of isangel, vanuatu2023-12-24 → 2023-12-27
103 km ssw of isangel, vanuatu this message2023-12-24 → 2023-12-27

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