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USGS usp000ej7v

29 May 2006, 12:56

81 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33.2 km depth.

Depth33.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 81 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-19.191000, -173.463000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ej7v
Coordinates
-19.191, -173.463
Network
us
Significance
432

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