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USGS us7000n9dt

26 Aug 2024, 00:29

75 km W of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6.9 mww earthquake at 96 km depth.

Depth96 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 November 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km W of Pangai, Tonga?

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-19.812500, -175.071100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000n9dt
Coordinates
-19.8125, -175.0711
Network
us
Significance
746