Earthquake details

Monday, December 1, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Monday, December 1, 2008 at 20:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 851.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.190 and latitude -22.941.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 39.0 km
Coordinates -22.941, -175.190
UTC time 2008-12-01 20:21:34.420
Location 179 km S of ‘Ohonua
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-01

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