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USGS us6000i7zk

4 Aug 2022, 07:39

139 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-21.243400, -173.610000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000i7zk
Coordinates
-21.2434, -173.61
Network
us
Significance
385