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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0002sb7
USGS usp0002sb7

27 Mar 1986, 11:58

17 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 17 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna?

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-14.456000, -178.041000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0002sb7
Coordinates
-14.456, -178.041
Network
us
Significance
554