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USGS us70004lzw

17 Jul 2019, 03:43

Fiji region

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-17.151500, -177.134400

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172 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

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46 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

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90 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70004lzw
Coordinates
-17.1515, -177.1344
Network
us
Significance
483