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USGS us2000iwvb

23 Dec 2018, 23:08

91 km SW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 113 km depth.

Depth113 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 91 km SW of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.285500, -175.071000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000iwvb
Coordinates
-20.2855, -175.071
Network
us
Significance
631