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USGS usc000ltaz

28 Dec 2013, 15:20

268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 February 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-23.757000, -174.777200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000ltaz
Coordinates
-23.757, -174.7772
Network
us
Significance
385