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USGS us7000m90u

31 Mar 2024, 04:01

163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga?

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-19.847000, -176.005800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000m90u
Coordinates
-19.847, -176.0058
Network
us
Significance
465