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USGS us70003n4z

19 May 2019, 02:23

196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 6.3 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 196 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.661900, 169.777900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70003n4z
Coordinates
-21.6619, 169.7779
Network
us
Significance
611