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USGS us20009wu6
17 Jul 2017, 02:20
119 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 7 km depth.
Published location
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-20.373600, -173.374400
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Event ID
us20009wu6
Coordinates
-20.3736, -173.3744
Network
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Significance
500