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USGS us7000bks4

9 Sept 2020, 23:55

167 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 310.6 km depth.

Depth310.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 167 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-14.778900, -175.924300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000bks4
Coordinates
-14.7789, -175.9243
Network
us
Significance
416