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USGS us10002xg5

3 Aug 2015, 15:01

82 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 176 km depth.

Depth176 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 82 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-16.470100, -174.355700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002xg5
Coordinates
-16.4701, -174.3557
Network
us
Significance
500