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USGS iscgem610690568

18 May 2017, 09:04

162 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 162 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-14.751000, -176.157000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem610690568
Coordinates
-14.751, -176.157
Network
iscgem
Significance
400