Get our newsletter!
Check out our volcano tours on VolcanoAdventures.com!
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - new app for Android
Volcano Calendar 2019
Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.
Our New Book
Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.
Volcano Travel
VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.
Volcano Adventure Guide
The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world.
Guaranteed tours:
9-22 Feb 2019: Desert, salt and volcanoes - Danakil desert (Ethiopia)
2-17 May 2019: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
4-11(12) May 2019: Fascination Volcano - Santorini Island (Greece)
4-12 May 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
11-19 May 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
7-12 Jun 2019: Adventure Volcano - Yasur Volcano Travel - Tanna Island (Vanuatu)
8-16 Jun 2019: From Stromboli to Etna - Eolian Islands + Etna volcano (Italy)
14-30 Jun 2019: Volcanoes and Spices - N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)
8-23 Jul 2019: From Krakatau to Bali - Java (Indonesia)
13-29 Aug 2019: Volcanoes and Spices - N-Sulawesi + Halmahera (Indonesia)
: spaces available / : guaranteed / : few spaces left / : booked out

Support us?


Maintaining the volcano and earthquake news sections on this website, the free Volcano Webcams tool and interactive map widget is a free-time, both time- and server cost intensive effort.
If you find the information useful and would like to support us, and help keep it alive and improve it, please consider making a small donation. Thank you!
Random pictures

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Tonga Islands on Saturday, 10 November 2018 - information

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Tonga Islands on Saturday, 10 November 2018

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Tonga Islands on Saturday, 10 November 2018
Nov 10 08:47: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 6.0.
Nov 10 08:59: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.1.
Date & time: Sat, 10 Nov 08:33:18 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.34°S / 174.27°W
Nearest volcano: Tofua (131 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - thank you.

Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 10 Nov
Sat, 10 Nov 08:33 UTCM 6.1 / 60 km TONGA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 10 Nov 08:33 UTCM 6.2 / 10 km- 98km SE of Pangai, Tonga[Map]USGS

to top
"I felt it" reports:
Italy / not felt
Matafonua, Foa island (68.8 km N from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Wed, 12 Dec
Wed, 12 Dec 03:24 UTCM 5.2 / 100 km - [info] (137 km) TONGA
[Map]		EMSC
Cincinnati, OH / not felt: I did not feel this earthquake
Thu, 20 Dec
Thu, 20 Dec 04:00 UTCM 4.8 / 129 km - [info]Unnamed 21.15°S/175.75°W (6 km) - Tonga, Tonga Islands TONGA
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 23 Dec
Sun, 23 Dec 23:08 UTCM 6.2 / 127 km - [info] (42 km)Tonga Islands
[Map]		GFZ
savusavu, fiji (705.4 km WNW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Touliki, Tongatapu (103.7 km SSW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): I was in office at my desk, approximately 150m from shore. Windows & draps were moving. Computer monitors rocked on their stands. Shaking lasted maybe 30 seconds. (via app)
Nomuka / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
Mon, 24 Dec
Mon, 24 Dec 01:00 UTCM 5.0 / 94.4 km - [info]- 92km WSW of Pangai, Tonga[Map]USGS
Fri, 11 Jan
Fri, 11 Jan 05:58 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info] (159 km)Tonga Islands
[Map]		GFZ
Englewood FL (7757.2 km SE from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): Around 2 a.m. Several times for a few seconds each time the earth was moving under the house. Noticeable shaking occurred in Englewood FL we are located on Oyster Creek at Lemon Bay about 3miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

to top
 

More on VolcanoDiscovery:

Gorely
Gorely volcano photos: Gorely is a young and very active shield volcano in southern Kamchatka. It is one of Kamchatka's easiest volcanoes to climb and offers stunning views into vast craters and the surrounding landscape.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia and the Danakil: Ethiopia is a very diverse and beautiful country. Thanks to our numerous expeditions to Erta Ale and Dallol and beyond, we have an extensive collection of images showing the volcano's lava lake, the desert, the colorful hot springs of Dallol, the vast salt lakes, camel caravans and more.
Largest volcano
Do you know which is the biggest volcano in the world?
Volcano Tour
Ambrym+Yasur volcanoes in Vanuatu : An adventurous expedition to some of the most spectacular and active volcanoes in the world! Our volcano expedition to Vanuatu lets you spend 1 week on Ambrym with its multiple active lava lakes and 4 days on Yasur, famous for its spectacular fireworks. Guided by professional volcanologist, small groups (May-Sep).
Copyrights: VolcanoDiscovery and other sources as noted.
Use of material: Text and images on this webpage are copyrighted. Further reproduction and use without authorization is not consented. If you need licensing rights for photographs, for example for publications and commercial use, please contact us.
Home | Travel | Destinations | Volcanoes | Photos | Earthquakes | About | Glossary | News | Contact | Privacy | Imprint || Français | Deutsch
Follow us: