Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1007.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.638 and latitude -25.321.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -25.321, -175.638
UTC time 2002-10-30 16:26:34.180
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-30

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