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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

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 174km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Saturday, 17 November 2012
Date & time: Sat, 17 Nov 05:12:56 UTC
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 (Tonga)
Nearest volcano: Fonualei (209 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 17 Nov 2012
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTCM 5.9 TONGA REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTCM 6.0 / 10 kmTonga Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 17 Nov 05:12 UTCM 6.1Tonga Islands Region[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
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Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 26 Nov 2012
Mon, 26 Nov 08:51 UTCM 5.0 - [info]Tonga Islands Region[Map]GeoAu
Thu, 27 Dec 2012
Thu, 27 Dec 09:42 UTCM 5.3 / 39.7 km - [info]59km NE of Neiafu, Tonga[Map]USGS

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