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USGS us7000694m

17 Nov 2019, 12:13

274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 499 km depth.

Depth499 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.807100, -177.831600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000694m
Coordinates
-20.8071, -177.8316
Network
us
Significance
518