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USGS usp000er0y

16 Aug 2006, 00:53

107 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 154 km depth.

Depth154 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 107 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-21.189000, -176.250000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000er0y
Coordinates
-21.189, -176.25
Network
us
Significance
572