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USGS us10006t3h
27 Sept 2016, 09:01
41 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 125.6 km depth.
Published location
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-16.020200, -174.175200
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Event ID
us10006t3h
Coordinates
-16.0202, -174.1752
Network
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Significance
416