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USGS usp000d8r3

18 Nov 2004, 21:46

270 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 81.2 km depth.

Depth81.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 270 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.735000, 170.483000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d8r3
Coordinates
-21.735, 170.483
Network
us
Significance
400