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USGS usp0003tfj

30 Mar 1989, 21:39

158 km W of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 230 km depth.

Depth230 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 158 km W of Pangai, Tonga?

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-19.589000, -175.848000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003tfj
Coordinates
-19.589, -175.848
Network
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Significance
554