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USGS us6000kpth

3 Jul 2023, 12:26

184 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 September 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 184 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.491600, 169.657800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kpth
Coordinates
-21.4916, 169.6578
Network
us
Significance
432