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USGS usb000k38z

30 Sept 2013, 23:41

33 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 47.5 km depth.

Depth47.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga?

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-20.879800, -174.896900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000k38z
Coordinates
-20.8798, -174.8969
Network
us
Significance
449