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USGS us2000bv6c

27 Nov 2017, 22:46

130 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 404.2 km depth.

Depth404.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 February 2018Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 130 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.486700, -178.048200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000bv6c
Coordinates
-15.4867, -178.0482
Network
us
Significance
385