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USGS us2000bpef

16 Nov 2017, 03:27

83 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 February 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.533800, 168.683300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bpef
Coordinates
-21.5338, 168.6833
Network
us
Significance
400