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USGS usp000jh1y

31 Mar 2012, 18:06

90 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 142.6 km depth.

Depth142.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 90 km N of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga?

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-20.326000, -175.234000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jh1y
Coordinates
-20.326, -175.234
Network
us
Significance
400