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USGS usp000j01j

15 Apr 2011, 22:46

145 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 216.3 km depth.

Depth216.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated8 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 145 km W of Neiafu, Tonga?

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-18.691000, -175.363000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000j01j
Coordinates
-18.691, -175.363
Network
us
Significance
500