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Earthquake TONGA

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:23:43 GMT

Time13 years ago
Location
-18.9500, -174.1500
Depth
30.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:23:43 GMT. Depth: 30km. Reviewed by EMSC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.5
mb
Map of TONGA
Source
EMSC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
EMSCPrimary5.530 km13 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_EMSC_20121017_0000046
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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