Earthquake details

Thursday, December 14, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Thursday, December 14, 1950 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 618.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.874 and latitude -19.705.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 215.9 km
Coordinates -19.705, -175.874
UTC time 1950-12-14 01:52:54.230
Location 159 km W of Pangai
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1950-12-14

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