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USGS usp000g4uj

25 Apr 2008, 19:22

132 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 303.4 km depth.

Depth303.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 132 km W of Hihifo, Tonga?

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-16.059000, -175.031000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g4uj
Coordinates
-16.059, -175.031
Network
us
Significance
449