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USGS us1000d48j

14 Mar 2018, 11:46

122 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 138.3 km depth.

Depth138.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 122 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga?

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-20.382400, -176.059800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000d48j
Coordinates
-20.3824, -176.0598
Network
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Significance
400