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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean on Sunday, 3 April 2016

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Tonga Islands Region on Sunday, 3 April 2016

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Tonga Islands Region on Sunday, 3 April 2016
Apr 4 06:02: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 5.2.
Date & time: Sun, 3 Apr 22:21:37 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 23.73°S / 175.13°W
Nearest volcano: Agrigan (1993 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

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"I felt it" reports:
Surry county / MMI IX (Violent shaking)
VILLA ALEMANA (9773 km SE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IX (Violent shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 17 Apr
Sun, 17 Apr 07:30 UTCM 5.7 / 10 km - [info] (282 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Wed, 6 Jul
Wed, 6 Jul 15:29 UTCM 4.9 / 40 km - [info] (143 km) SOUTH OF TONGA
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 21 Jul
Thu, 21 Jul 15:18 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (201 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Thu, 21 Jul 16:28 UTCM 5.4 / 10 km - [info] (206 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Fri, 22 Jul
Fri, 22 Jul 00:15 UTCM 4.7 / 60 km - [info] (167 km) TONGA REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 23 Jul
Sat, 23 Jul 21:45 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info] (217 km) TONGA REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 24 Jul
Sun, 24 Jul 12:47 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (195 km) TONGA REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Tue, 26 Jul
Tue, 26 Jul 12:53 UTCM 4.9 / 118 km - [info] (101 km)South of Fiji Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Sat, 1 Oct
Sat, 1 Oct 00:33 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info] (233 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 3 Oct
Mon, 3 Oct 18:07 UTCM 5.2 / 10 km - [info] (234 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Sun, 9 Oct
Sun, 9 Oct 16:48 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (178 km) TONGA REGION
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 30 Oct
Sun, 30 Oct 17:06 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (239 km)Tonga Islands Region
[Map]		GFZ
Mon, 28 Nov
Mon, 28 Nov 21:42 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (213 km)- 204km S of `Ohonua, Tonga
[Map]		USGS
Sun, 18 Dec
Sun, 18 Dec 02:24 UTCM 5.2 / 135 km - [info] (179 km)South of Fiji Islands
[Map]		GFZ

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