Earthquake details

Monday, September 17, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of Tonga on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nasinu, about 948.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -175.479 and latitude -24.496.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -24.496, -175.479
UTC time 2018-09-17 02:01:39.080
Location south of Tonga
Country south of Tonga
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-09-17

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