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USGS usb000m7ie

24 Jan 2014, 18:06

103 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 3.2 km depth.

Depth3.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 March 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 103 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-21.338100, -173.954600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000m7ie
Coordinates
-21.3381, -173.9546
Network
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Significance
385