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USGS usb000i4rq

2 Jul 2013, 10:38

25 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 47.2 km depth.

Depth47.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-15.727000, -173.804000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000i4rq
Coordinates
-15.727, -173.804
Network
us
Significance
465