Earthquake details

Monday, October 10, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, October 10, 1977 at 11:53 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1069.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.406 and latitude -25.856.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -25.856, -175.406
UTC time 1977-10-10 11:53:53.600
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1977-10-10

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