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USGS usp000hk6w

4 Sept 2010, 09:52

141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 69 km depth.

Depth69 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-17.368000, -173.999000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hk6w
Coordinates
-17.368, -173.999
Network
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Significance
573