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USGS usp0007t3h

16 Nov 1996, 09:47

201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.101000, -176.300000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007t3h
Coordinates
-15.101, -176.3
Network
us
Significance
554