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USGS records magnitude 6.0 quake 165 km NW of Port-Olry
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 6.0 earthquake 165 kilometers northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 11:47 UTC Sunday, at about 10 kilometers depth, with no tsunami flag.
The U.S. Geological Survey listed a reviewed magnitude 6.0 earthquake 165 kilometers northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 11:47 UTC Sunday (6:47 a.m. EST)1.
The preferred origin placed the quake at about 10 kilometers depth near 14.169 degrees south and 165.824 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 us7000tupl; independent confirmation of shaking on nearby islands was not in that USGS product1.