Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.1 - South Pacific Ocean, 71 km ENE of Niuafo‘ou Island, Vava‘u, Tonga, lunes, 13 feb. 1961
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Terremoto muy fuerte magnitud 6.1 at 25 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 25.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.432°S / 174.996°W
(Océano Pacífico Sur, Tonga)Volcán mas cercano: Niuafo'ou (70 km / 43 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
141 km al ONO de Hihifo (pop: 815) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
271 km al SSE de Mata-Utu (Hahake, Wallis y Futuna) (pop: 1,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
331 km al SO de Asau (Samoa) (pop: 6,640) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
356 km al SO de Safotu (Samoa) (pop: 1,210) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
365 km al OSO de Mulifanua (Samoa) (pop: 4,510) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
374 km al NNO de Neiafu (pop: 4,320) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
375 km al OSO de Fasito‘outa (Samoa) (pop: 2,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
390 km al OSO de Apia (Samoa) (pop: 40,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
405 km al OSO de Lufilufi (Samoa) (pop: 1,070) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
635 km al N de Nuku'alofa (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.1 | 25 km | Tonga | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 25 Feb 1961 15:02 UTC| M 5.6 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|59 km (37 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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