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USGS us10003pj2

18 Oct 2015, 19:17

50 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-16.129800, -173.362700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10003pj2
Coordinates
-16.1298, -173.3627
Network
us
Significance
400