Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 10, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, January 10, 1956 at 08:52 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1129.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.241 and latitude -26.430.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -26.430, -175.241
UTC time 1956-01-10 08:52:43.250
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-01-10

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