Quakes
176 km se of hihifo, tonga
USGS-USP000H25J
- issued
- 2009-10-01 10:51Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-10-04 10:51Z
- self-cancels
- 2009-10-04 10:51Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -17.215, -172.782
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
176 KM SE OF HIHIFO, TONGA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.5 (MWC) IN 17.215S 172.782W, DEPTH 10 KM AT 011051Z OCT 09. 2. USGS EVENT USP000H25J. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000h25j
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- 156 km sw of hihifo, tonga2026-07-01
- 88 km nne of hihifo, tonga2026-04-19
- 86 km wnw of hihifo, tonga2026-03-25
- 158 km w of neiafu, tonga2026-03-24
- 106 km ene of hihifo, tonga2026-03-23
- 110 km ene of hihifo, tonga2026-03-22
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2009-10-01 · closed 2009-10-06
- 176 km se of hihifo, tonga this message2009-10-01 → 2009-10-04
- 138 km se of hihifo, tonga2009-10-03 → 2009-10-06
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