M6.1 earthquake - 174km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga, Saturday, 17 November 2012 at 05:12 (GMT)
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 174km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Saturday, 17 November 2012

Local time at epicenter: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:12
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 9.8 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.3108°S / 172.374°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Fonualei (209 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
Sat, 17 Nov | ||||
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTC | M 5.9 | TONGA REGION | [Map] | EMSC |
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTC | M 6.0 / 10 km | Tonga Islands Region | [Map] | GFZ |
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTC | M 6.1 | Tonga Islands Region | [Map] | GeoAu |
"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | |
Mon, 26 Nov | |||||
Mon, 26 Nov 08:51 UTC | M 5.0 - [info] | (358 km) | Tonga Islands Region | [Map] | GeoAu |
Thu, 27 Dec | |||||
Thu, 27 Dec 09:42 UTC | M 5.3 / 39.7 km - [info] | (85 km) | 59km NE of Neiafu, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Neiafu (Tonga) (59 km SW from epicenter)(no details): Our bed is on wheels and we felt the tremors for about 10-12 seconds, no sudden movements just constant gentle rocking. We thought to check online of anyone else had felt it too! (via EMSC) |