QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000jhd8
USGS us7000jhd8
4 Mar 2023, 20:18
Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 54.8 km depth.
Published location
Where is Tonga?
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-16.641000, -173.279000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000jhd8
Coordinates
-16.641, -173.279
Network
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Significance
416