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USGS usp000h2fw

7 Oct 2009, 14:10

214 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

A magnitude 5 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 214 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna?

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-15.216000, -176.157000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h2fw
Coordinates
-15.216, -176.157
Network
us
Significance
385