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USGS usp000eg5w

3 May 2006, 18:07

94 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 94 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.638000, -174.132000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eg5w
Coordinates
-20.638, -174.132
Network
us
Significance
432