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USGS usp000gj4a

2 Oct 2008, 05:16

24 km S of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km S of Pangai, Tonga?

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-20.039000, -174.374000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gj4a
Coordinates
-20.039, -174.374
Network
us
Significance
400