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USGS us7000nsjt

19 Nov 2024, 02:41

48 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 January 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km WNW of Houma, Tonga?

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-21.045600, -175.752500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000nsjt
Coordinates
-21.0456, -175.7525
Network
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Significance
482