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Earthquake TONGA REGION

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:38:43 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-17.8400, -172.6500
Depth
36.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA REGION, at Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:38:43 GMT. Depth: 36km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.3
mb
Map of TONGA REGION
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.336 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20091002_0000060
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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