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USGS usp000dn2k

11 Apr 2005, 18:08

286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 6.7 mwb earthquake at 68 km depth.

Depth68 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 286 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.975000, 170.612000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dn2k
Coordinates
-21.975, 170.612
Network
us
Significance
691