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USGS usp000egns
9 May 2006, 11:27
27 km W of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 27.3 km depth.
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-19.782000, -174.612000
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Event ID
usp000egns
Coordinates
-19.782, -174.612
Network
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Significance
400