QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000hmpq
USGS usp000hmpq
6 Oct 2010, 20:43
92 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.7 mwb earthquake at 85.8 km depth.
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-17.818000, -173.989000
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Event ID
usp000hmpq
Coordinates
-17.818, -173.989
Network
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Significance
501