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USGS us7000gfhb

27 Jan 2022, 06:40

220 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 6.2 km depth.

Depth6.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 220 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga?

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-19.099200, -176.313500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000gfhb
Coordinates
-19.0992, -176.3135
Network
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Significance
591