QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us100040m3
USGS us100040m3
24 Nov 2015, 02:46
south of Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-24.760400, -175.572600
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Event ID
us100040m3
Coordinates
-24.7604, -175.5726
Network
us
Significance
449