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USGS us6000m5ev

22 Jan 2024, 14:20

198 km WSW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 211.8 km depth.

Depth211.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 March 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 198 km WSW of Houma, Tonga?

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-22.003400, -177.002300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000m5ev
Coordinates
-22.0034, -177.0023
Network
us
Significance
432