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USGS us1000h9qy

10 Oct 2018, 00:12

150 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 232 km depth.

Depth232 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km W of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-18.480700, -175.398600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000h9qy
Coordinates
-18.4807, -175.3986
Network
us
Significance
400