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USGS us1000heg3

16 Oct 2018, 02:17

172 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.1 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 172 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.762700, 169.535600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000heg3
Coordinates
-21.7627, 169.5356
Network
us
Significance
400