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USGS us7000li15

11 Dec 2023, 06:33

174 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 248 km depth.

Depth248 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 174 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga?

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-18.813900, -175.654100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000li15
Coordinates
-18.8139, -175.6541
Network
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Significance
593