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USGS us2000bpeg

16 Nov 2017, 03:28

65 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 8.4 km depth.

Depth8.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 65 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.607100, 168.506000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bpeg
Coordinates
-21.6071, 168.506
Network
us
Significance
449