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USGS us7000gank

10 Jan 2022, 19:54

150 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 March 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 150 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-22.693000, -174.920800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gank
Coordinates
-22.693, -174.9208
Network
us
Significance
385