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USGS usp000fh6b

27 Jul 2007, 04:51

169 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 169 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-14.656000, -175.475000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fh6b
Coordinates
-14.656, -175.475
Network
us
Significance
400