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USGS reports magnitude 6.0 quake northwest of Vanuatu
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 214 kilometers northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 02:21 UTC Wednesday, with no tsunami flag on the event page.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.0 earthquake 214 kilometers northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 02:21 UTC on Wednesday1.
The reviewed USGS origin (event us7000ttlm) listed magnitude type Mww, a depth of about 10 kilometers and coordinates near 13.93 degrees south, 165.45 degrees east1. The agency set the tsunami flag to 0 on the event record1.
No felt reports or PAGER alert color were listed on the USGS feed at the time of the origin product1. Independent accounts of damage or shaking were not in the government alert1.