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USGS usp000cqws

26 Mar 2004, 02:51

278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 398.2 km depth.

Depth398.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-21.324000, -177.890000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cqws
Coordinates
-21.324, -177.89
Network
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Significance
400