Earthquake details

Monday, September 1, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, September 1, 1958 at 00:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 901.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.579 and latitude -24.003.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -24.003, -175.579
UTC time 1958-09-01 00:57:15.540
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1958-09-01

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