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Earthquake TONGA

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:57:51 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-20.6400, -173.9600
Depth
33.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Wed, 17 May 2006 21:57:51 GMT. Depth: 33km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mw.

Magnitude
5.8
mw
Map of TONGA
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.833 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20060517_0000045
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemw

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