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USGS us1000ayvb

31 Oct 2017, 02:39

156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 January 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.664100, 169.383300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000ayvb
Coordinates
-21.6641, 169.3833
Network
us
Significance
400