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USGS us6000lhgj

23 Oct 2023, 11:31

193 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 325.4 km depth.

Depth325.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated4 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 193 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.024100, -176.082900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000lhgj
Coordinates
-15.0241, -176.0829
Network
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Significance
416