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USGS us1000heg2

16 Oct 2018, 02:22

188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 December 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 188 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.512200, 169.697500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000heg2
Coordinates
-21.5122, 169.6975
Network
us
Significance
385