Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 22, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, September 22, 1993 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 962.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.930 and latitude -24.183.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 32.2 km
Coordinates -24.183, -174.930
UTC time 1993-09-22 05:09:36.120
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-22

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