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Earthquake TONGA REGION

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:54:45 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-23.2100, -174.5700
Depth
60.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA REGION, at Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:54:45 GMT. Depth: 60km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of TONGA REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.160 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090320_0000071
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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