Earthquake details

Saturday, March 18, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Saturday, March 18, 1905 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 1092.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -173.399 and latitude -24.363.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -24.363, -173.399
UTC time 1905-03-18 23:57:40.240
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1905-03-18

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