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USGS usp00078s9

10 Dec 1995, 23:46

299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 412.5 km depth.

Depth412.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-21.513000, -178.077000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00078s9
Coordinates
-21.513, -178.077
Network
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Significance
591