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USGS us1000i2hh

5 Dec 2018, 04:28

161 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.9 mb 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 161 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.607800, 169.438800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000i2hh
Coordinates
-21.6078, 169.4388
Network
us
Significance
536