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USGS usp000gx0j

11 May 2009, 06:26

223 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 223 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna?

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-16.309000, -177.780000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gx0j
Coordinates
-16.309, -177.78
Network
us
Significance
416