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USGS usp000e85r
13 Jan 2006, 12:46
125 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 43.6 km depth.
Published location
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-16.574000, -172.816000
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Event ID
usp000e85r
Coordinates
-16.574, -172.816
Network
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Significance
449