Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - Fiji Region, miércoles, 26 ago. 1987
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Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 at 569 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 569.3 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 20.749°S / 178.464°W

Volcán mas cercano: Kabara (206 km / 128 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
342 km al O de Nuku'alofa (Tonga) (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
342 km al O de Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) (pop: 22,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
355 km al O de Kolonga (Tonga) (pop: 1,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
371 km al O de ‘Ohonua (Ohonua, Tonga) (pop: 1,240) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
435 km al SE de Suva (pop: 77,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
441 km al OSO de Pangai (Tonga) (pop: 1,740) --> ¡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 | 569 km | Fiji region | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 26 Jan 1988 16:02 UTC| M 4.9 |589.8 km (366.5 mi) depth|41 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 29 Dec 1987 22:58 UTC| M 4.0 |628.3 km (390.4 mi) depth|43 km (26 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Dec 1987 10:44 UTC| M 4.6 |560.1 km (348 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 20 Nov 1987 19:05 UTC| M 4.4 |600.4 km (373.1 mi) depth|30 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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