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USGS iscgem889811

6 Aug 1955, 09:31

255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 360.2 km depth.

Depth360.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.955000, -177.666000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem889811
Coordinates
-20.955, -177.666
Network
iscgem
Significance
691