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USGS us20009lfa

9 Jun 2017, 02:33

283 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated12 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 283 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna?

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-16.841600, -177.715700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20009lfa
Coordinates
-16.8416, -177.7157
Network
us
Significance
483