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USGS us60003r7u

23 May 2019, 16:02

198 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 198 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.653500, 169.793800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60003r7u
Coordinates
-21.6535, 169.7938
Network
us
Significance
500