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USGS us7000pnvp

30 Mar 2025, 16:04

72 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 June 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 72 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.381600, -174.011500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000pnvp
Coordinates
-20.3816, -174.0115
Network
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Significance
591