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USGS us1000e3zd

13 May 2018, 06:50

121 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-21.163700, -173.797200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000e3zd
Coordinates
-21.1637, -173.7972
Network
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Significance
465