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USGS us10006qvv

13 Sept 2016, 00:34

127 km E of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 December 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga?

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-19.703600, -173.141600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10006qvv
Coordinates
-19.7036, -173.1416
Network
us
Significance
385