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USGS us70009i3p
16 May 2020, 14:11
123 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 85.9 km depth.
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-17.546500, -174.150800
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Event ID
us70009i3p
Coordinates
-17.5465, -174.1508
Network
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Significance
433