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USGS us1000azjt

1 Nov 2017, 02:23

101 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 6.6 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 101 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.648400, 168.858500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000azjt
Coordinates
-21.6484, 168.8585
Network
us
Significance
674