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USGS iscgem905580

20 May 1933, 05:38

93 km S of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 93 km S of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.649000, -174.221000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem905580
Coordinates
-20.649, -174.221
Network
iscgem
Significance
571