Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, August 6, 1924 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.853 and latitude -26.428.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -26.428, -174.853
UTC time 1924-08-06 00:21:46.090
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1924-08-06

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