Earthquake details

Saturday, February 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Saturday, February 16, 1985 at 19:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 856.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.211 and latitude -23.041.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 42.8 km
Coordinates -23.041, -175.211
UTC time 1985-02-16 19:16:42.810
Location 191 km S of ‘Ohonua
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-16

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