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USGS us2000apxn

18 Sept 2017, 15:31

141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 28.3 km depth.

Depth28.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2017Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-17.368900, -173.957100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000apxn
Coordinates
-17.3689, -173.9571
Network
us
Significance
385