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USGS us2000buw8

27 Nov 2017, 15:15

128 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 394.5 km depth.

Depth394.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 128 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.474500, -178.099100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000buw8
Coordinates
-15.4745, -178.0991
Network
us
Significance
400