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USGS us2000bpij

16 Nov 2017, 07:37

80 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.531200, 168.660700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bpij
Coordinates
-21.5312, 168.6607
Network
us
Significance
432