Quakes
71 km ssw of port-vila, vanuatu
USGS-USP0008RTQ
- issued
- 1998-07-18 16:41Z
- status
- cancelled 1998-07-21 16:41Z
- self-cancels
- 1998-07-21 16:41Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Coral Sea
- position
- -18.369, 168.173
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:08Z
Original warning text
71 KM SSW OF PORT-VILA, VANUATU. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.1 (MWC) IN 18.369S 168.173E, DEPTH 33 KM AT 181641Z JUL 98. 2. USGS EVENT USP0008RTQ. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0008rtq
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Timeline · 3 messages since 1998-07-12 · closed 1998-07-21
- 60 km s of port-vila, vanuatu1998-07-12 → 1998-07-15
- 63 km s of port-vila, vanuatu1998-07-17 → 1998-07-20
- 71 km ssw of port-vila, vanuatu this message1998-07-18 → 1998-07-21
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