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USGS us60008h76
17 Mar 2020, 16:06
171 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-16.025200, -172.191100
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Event ID
us60008h76
Coordinates
-16.0252, -172.1911
Network
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Significance
557