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USGS gcmtc200910271201a
27 Oct 2009, 12:01
139 km SSW of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is 139 km SSW of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?
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-14.500000, -176.500000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
gcmtc200910271201a
Coordinates
-14.5, -176.5
Network
gcmt
Significance
385