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USGS usp000e9dg

3 Feb 2006, 16:00

45 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.6 mwc earthquake at 82.4 km depth.

Depth82.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km S of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-16.361000, -173.747000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e9dg
Coordinates
-16.361, -173.747
Network
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Significance
482