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USGS us10004xfy
14 Mar 2016, 15:39
102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-16.032200, -172.843600
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Event ID
us10004xfy
Coordinates
-16.0322, -172.8436
Network
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Significance
400