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USGS us2000isp1

12 Dec 2018, 03:24

48 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 February 2019Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km SE of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.176200, -174.088300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000isp1
Coordinates
-20.1762, -174.0883
Network
us
Significance
400