Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 20:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 933.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.573 and latitude -24.393.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.393, -175.573
UTC time 2017-03-14 20:31:27.420
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-14

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