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USGS usp00071ya

17 Aug 1995, 06:35

266 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 73.1 km depth.

Depth73.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 266 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.848000, 170.436000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00071ya
Coordinates
-21.848, 170.436
Network
us
Significance
572