Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, April 13, 1971 at 05:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 965.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.679 and latitude -24.860.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates -24.860, -175.679
UTC time 1971-04-13 05:17:55.830
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-13

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