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USGS us7000h393

19 Apr 2022, 05:33

119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 June 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-21.501000, -173.811100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000h393
Coordinates
-21.501, -173.8111
Network
us
Significance
537