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USGS us10004dxr
13 Jan 2016, 05:56
144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 263 km depth.
Published location
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-15.170300, -174.875000
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Event ID
us10004dxr
Coordinates
-15.1703, -174.875
Network
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Significance
536