Earthquake details

Thursday, January 13, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Thursday, January 13, 1983 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 942.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.649 and latitude -24.568.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.568, -175.649
UTC time 1983-01-13 17:32:15.210
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-13

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