Earthquake details

Friday, April 16, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Friday, April 16, 2004 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 923.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.879 and latitude -24.522.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.522, -175.879
UTC time 2004-04-16 16:58:36.940
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2004-04-16

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