Earthquake details

Friday, June 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, June 18, 1976 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 983.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.356 and latitude -24.814.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.814, -175.356
UTC time 1976-06-18 01:45:37.300
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-18

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