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USGS us6000b68g

29 Jul 2020, 17:51

100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 12.7 km depth.

Depth12.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 October 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 100 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-16.797500, -173.459000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000b68g
Coordinates
-16.7975, -173.459
Network
us
Significance
385