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USGS usp000jeth

11 Feb 2012, 05:10

95 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 175.4 km depth.

Depth175.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 95 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga?

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-20.991000, -176.113000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jeth
Coordinates
-20.991, -176.113
Network
us
Significance
400