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USGS us1000hw5j

24 Nov 2018, 15:42

60 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.6 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 60 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-21.118400, -175.791100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000hw5j
Coordinates
-21.1184, -175.7911
Network
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Significance
482