Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 7, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, April 7, 1926 at 14:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1054.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.946 and latitude -26.052.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -26.052, -175.946
UTC time 1926-04-07 14:18:39.240
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1926-04-07

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