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USGS reports magnitude 6.2 quake east-southeast of Port-Olry
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 6.2 earthquake 43 kilometers east-southeast of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 9:46 p.m. UTC Thursday, at about 143 kilometers depth, with no tsunami flag.
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 6.2 earthquake 43 kilometers east-southeast of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 21:46 UTC Thursday (5:46 p.m. EDT)1.
The preferred origin placed the quake at about 142.8 kilometers depth near 15.189 degrees south and 167.452 degrees east, magnitude type mww1.
USGS showed a tsunami flag of 0 and did not list a PAGER alert color, felt reports or damage assessments on the event summary1.
The survey identified the event as us7000tu4f; independent confirmation of shaking on Espiritu Santo or nearby islands was not in that USGS product1.