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USGS us2000j9fn

27 Jan 2019, 10:16

295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 562.4 km depth.

Depth562.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.102000, -177.815100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000j9fn
Coordinates
-20.102, -177.8151
Network
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Significance
518