Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, March 15, 1977 at 22:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1054.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.095 and latitude -25.456.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.456, -175.095
UTC time 1977-03-15 22:34:59.400
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-15

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