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USGS us10002ljf

25 Jun 2015, 13:59

125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 September 2015Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-21.518600, -173.757300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002ljf
Coordinates
-21.5186, -173.7573
Network
us
Significance
432