Earthquake details

Sunday, January 11, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 18:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 1116.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.966 and latitude -26.729.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 6.2 km
Coordinates -26.729, -175.966
UTC time 2009-01-11 18:29:04.330
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-11

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