Earthquake details

Friday, November 24, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Friday, November 24, 2006 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 856.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.572 and latitude -23.422.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -23.422, -175.572
UTC time 2006-11-24 19:55:01.040
Location 239 km SSW of ‘Ohonua
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-11-24

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