Earthquake details

Thursday, March 19, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 18:17 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 901.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -174.660 and latitude -23.043.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates -23.043, -174.660
UTC time 2009-03-19 18:17:40.470
Location 191 km S of ‘Ohonua
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2009-03-19

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