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USGS usp000eghn

7 May 2006, 23:06

35 km S of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 35 km S of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.133000, -174.329000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eghn
Coordinates
-20.133, -174.329
Network
us
Significance
385