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USGS usp000ctbn

25 Apr 2004, 03:19

177 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 177 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.779000, 169.576000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ctbn
Coordinates
-21.779, 169.576
Network
us
Significance
518