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USGS us6000m4js

18 Jan 2024, 22:12

148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

A magnitude 6.4 mww earthquake at 209 km depth.

Depth209 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 March 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga?

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-18.910300, -175.422500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000m4js
Coordinates
-18.9103, -175.4225
Network
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Significance
632