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USGS us2000brmf

19 Nov 2017, 23:24

83 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 February 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 83 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.524200, 168.681000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000brmf
Coordinates
-21.5242, 168.681
Network
us
Significance
385