Earthquake details

Monday, June 27, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, June 27, 1988 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 904.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.648 and latitude -24.107.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.107, -175.648
UTC time 1988-06-27 00:33:46.120
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-06-27

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