Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 5, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, July 5, 1983 at 09:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 969.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.867 and latitude -24.220.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.220, -174.867
UTC time 1983-07-05 09:57:38.050
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-05

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