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USGS usp000d3a1

31 Aug 2004, 19:17

149 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 149 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.106000, 169.241000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d3a1
Coordinates
-21.106, 169.241
Network
us
Significance
449