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USGS usp000hrpe

23 Dec 2010, 11:55

37 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 37 km N of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-18.309000, -173.982000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hrpe
Coordinates
-18.309, -173.982
Network
us
Significance
400