Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 7, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, December 7, 1977 at 05:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 908.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.620 and latitude -24.132.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.132, -175.620
UTC time 1977-12-07 05:59:44.300
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-07

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