QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us20008l0q
USGS us20008l0q
20 Feb 2017, 23:55
188 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 6 km depth.
Published location
Where is 188 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-14.976800, -176.381100
Open the interactive map ↗Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
Need a current safety answer?
Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.
Continue exploring
Nearby events with a similar magnitude
Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008l0q
Coordinates
-14.9768, -176.3811
Network
us
Significance
465