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USGS usb000qnyu

15 May 2014, 17:33

128 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 9.4 km depth.

Depth9.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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-15.810400, -172.601800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qnyu
Coordinates
-15.8104, -172.6018
Network
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Significance
385