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USGS usp000e05x

25 Sept 2005, 04:00

199 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 37.5 km depth.

Depth37.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 199 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.521000, 169.805000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e05x
Coordinates
-21.521, 169.805
Network
us
Significance
432