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USGS usb000kygh

2 Nov 2013, 18:56

143 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 9.3 km depth.

Depth9.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 January 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 143 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-19.150400, -172.729400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000kygh
Coordinates
-19.1504, -172.7294
Network
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Significance
416