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USGS usp000gv5z

19 Mar 2009, 19:27

193 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35.4 km depth.

Depth35.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 193 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga?

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-23.084000, -174.978000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gv5z
Coordinates
-23.084, -174.978
Network
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Significance
385