Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - South of Tonga
Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - South of Tonga on Friday, 24 May 2013

Local time at epicenter: Fri, 24 May 2013 23:10
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 24.249°S / 174.8296°W

Nearest volcano: Unnamed 24.8°S/177.02°W (230 km)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 3.2*10^13 J (8.78 GWh / 7558 tons of TNT / 0.5 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Fri, 24 May 2013 | ||||
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 6.0 / 2 km | SOUTH OF TONGA | EMSC | |
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 6.1 / 10 km | South of Tonga Islands | GFZ | |
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 5.9 / 33 km | South of Tonga Islands | GeoAu |