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USGS usp000dfuh

10 Feb 2005, 07:10

93 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.6 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 93 km N of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-15.111000, -173.745000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dfuh
Coordinates
-15.111, -173.745
Network
us
Significance
482