Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 13:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1083.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.603 and latitude -26.151.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 18.1 km
Coordinates -26.151, -175.603
UTC time 2006-09-19 13:29:54.310
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-19

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