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USGS usp000hmmf

5 Oct 2010, 04:36

267 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 466.5 km depth.

Depth466.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 267 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.857000, -177.768000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hmmf
Coordinates
-20.857, -177.768
Network
us
Significance
449