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USGS us7000gc8r
15 Jan 2022, 04:14
68 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A magnitude 5.8 ms_20 earthquake at 0 km depth.
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Where is 68 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga?
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-20.546000, -175.390000
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Event ID
us7000gc8r
Coordinates
-20.546, -175.39
Network
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Significance
530