Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 2, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, June 2, 1959 at 03:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 995.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.857 and latitude -25.338.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -25.338, -175.857
UTC time 1959-06-02 03:32:01.720
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-06-02

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