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USGS iscgemsup16958080

20 Apr 1910, 22:22

254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 7 mB earthquake at 350 km depth.

Depth350 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga?

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-20.251000, -177.544000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgemsup16958080
Coordinates
-20.251, -177.544
Network
iscgemsup
Significance
754