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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 112km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - 112km ESE of Pangai, Tonga on Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Date & time: Tuesday, 15 October 2019 17:36 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2019-10-15 05:36:01 -12:00
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.1519°S / 173.3372°W (Tonga)
Nearest volcano: Kao (172 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.4*10^12 J (392 MWh / 338 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
Tue, 15 Oct 17:35 UTCM 4.9 / 10 kmTongaEMSC
Tue, 15 Oct 17:36 UTCM 4.8 / 10 kmTonga IslandsBMKG

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