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Earthquake TONGA

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:28:53 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-15.4800, -173.1300
Depth
33.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:28:53 GMT. Depth: 33km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of TONGA
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.133 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090315_0000082
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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