Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 14, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Tuesday, October 14, 1997 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 666.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -176.772 and latitude -22.101.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 167.3 km
Coordinates -22.101, -176.772
UTC time 1997-10-14 09:53:18.150
Location 192 km WSW of Haveluloto
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1997-10-14

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