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USGS us700057wp
24 Aug 2019, 22:21
114 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 215.1 km depth.
Published location
Where is 114 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga?
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-20.185200, -175.629900
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Event ID
us700057wp
Coordinates
-20.1852, -175.6299
Network
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Significance
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