Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 375 km SSW of Nuku\'alofa, Tongatapu, jueves, 31 oct. 2019 -

$Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - South Pacific Ocean, 375 km SSW of Nuku\'alofa, Tongatapu, jueves, 31 oct. 2019$

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 29 km depth

31 Oct 17:00 UTC: Primero en informar: USGS después de 22 minutos.
Profundidad recalculada de 35.0 a 29.3 km.

Fecha & hora: 31 Oct 2019 16:38:36 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2019-10-31 04:38:36 -12:00
Magnitud: 5
Profundidad: 29.3 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 24.286°S / 176.5134°W

(Océano Pacífico Sur, Tonga)
Volcán mas cercano: Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W (87 km / 54 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
365 km al SSO de ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
375 km al SSO de Nuku'alofa (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
375 km al SSO de Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
381 km al SSO de Kolonga (pop: 1,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 10¹² joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info

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Magnitud	Profundidad	Ubicación	Fuente
M 5.0	29 km	South of the Fiji Islands (Tonga)	USGS
M 5.0	35 km	South Of Fiji Islands (Tonga)	EMSC
M 5.8	10 km	South of Fiji Islands (Tonga)	BMKG

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Aftershocks of the M 5.0 terremoto: Océano Pacífico Sur, 375 km al sur de Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:38

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