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Earthquake TONGA

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:07:59 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-16.8600, -173.9700
Depth
100.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:07:59 GMT. Depth: 100km. 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
EMSCPrimary5.1100 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20090828_0000064
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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