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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 184km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Saturday, 2 November 2013

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 151km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Saturday, 2 November 2013

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 151km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Saturday, 2 November 2013
Date & time: Saturday, 2 November 2013 18:53 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, November 02, 2013 06:53:46
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.1285°S / 172.6339°W (Tonga)
Nearest volcano: Unnamed 18.325°S/174.365°W (235 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.3*10^14 J (35 GWh / 30089 tons of TNT / 1.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Sat, 2 Nov 2013
Sat, 2 Nov 18:53 UTCM 6.3 / 14 kmTonga Islands RegionGFZ
Sat, 2 Nov 18:53 UTCM 6.2 / 2 kmTONGA REGIONEMSC
Sat, 2 Nov 18:53 UTCM 6.3Tonga Islands RegionGeoAu

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