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USGS us7000ismn

27 Nov 2022, 01:57

Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 37.1 km depth.

Depth37.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 February 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-16.797600, -173.405500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000ismn
Coordinates
-16.7976, -173.4055
Network
us
Significance
385