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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.

Depth6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 188 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-14.976800, -176.381100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20008l0q
Coordinates
-14.9768, -176.3811
Network
us
Significance
465