QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000j2tk
USGS us7000j2tk
7 Jan 2023, 15:30
Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 152.1 km depth.
Published location
Where is Tonga?
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-16.139400, -174.219200
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000j2tk
Coordinates
-16.1394, -174.2192
Network
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Significance
400