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USGS us20004z5g

10 Feb 2016, 00:34

152 km E of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 27.7 km depth.

Depth27.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 April 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 152 km E of Pangai, Tonga?

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-19.617200, -172.910900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20004z5g
Coordinates
-19.6172, -172.9109
Network
us
Significance
385