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Earthquake TONGA

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:55:24 GMT

Time16 years ago
Location
-16.8200, -173.1000
Depth
15.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck on TONGA, at Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:55:24 GMT. Depth: 15km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
5.1
mb
Map of TONGA
Source
NEIC
Intensity
-

Agency Reports

1 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary5.115 km16 years ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_NEIC_20091222_0000006
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb

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