Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, January 14, 1951 at 10:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 943.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.599 and latitude -24.539.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -24.539, -175.599
UTC time 1951-01-14 10:19:18.930
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1951-01-14

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