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USGS us7000hc9e

24 May 2022, 19:28

267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 505.6 km depth.

Depth505.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.483100, -177.686600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000hc9e
Coordinates
-20.4831, -177.6866
Network
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Significance
385