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Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - South of Tonga

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

Moderate mag. 5.8 earthquake - South of Tonga on Friday, 24 May 2013
Date & time: Friday, 24 May 2013 11:10 UTC
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 (Tonga)
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]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Fri, 24 May 2013
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTCM 6.0 / 2 km SOUTH OF TONGAEMSC
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTCM 6.1 / 10 kmSouth of Tonga IslandsGFZ
Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTCM 5.9 / 33 kmSouth of Tonga IslandsGeoAu

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