Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 4, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, July 4, 2000 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1114.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.867 and latitude -26.648.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.648, -175.867
UTC time 2000-07-04 11:55:44.690
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-07-04

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