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USGS usp000e324

29 Oct 2005, 03:41

257 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 21.1 km depth.

Depth21.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 257 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia?

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-21.983000, 170.327000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e324
Coordinates
-21.983, 170.327
Network
us
Significance
416