Earthquake details

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Tonga on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 17:19 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu (Tonga - TO), about 706.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -177.232 and latitude -23.009.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 173.7 km
Coordinates -23.009, -177.232
UTC time 2013-05-23 17:19:04.750
Location 292 km SW of Vaini
Country Tonga (TO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2013-05-23

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