Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 16, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, November 16, 1993 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 913.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.835 and latitude -24.368.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -24.368, -175.835
UTC time 1993-11-16 00:53:09.760
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-11-16

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