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Earthquake TONGA

Wed, 17 May 2006 03:06:18 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-20.5100, -173.9900
Depth
33.0 KM

Event Summary

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Wed, 17 May 2006 03:06:18 GMT. Depth: 33km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this strong quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw.

Magnitude
6.0
mw
Map of TONGA
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary6.033 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20060517_0000027
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemw

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