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Earthquake TONGA

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:40:11 GMT

Time19 years ago
Location
-21.2800, -174.3200
Depth
29.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:40:11 GMT. Depth: 29km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.9
mb
Map of TONGA
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.960 km19 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20061217_0000046
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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