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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
Date & time: Fri, 24 May 11:10:48 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: USGSIf you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
You can use your GPS or device location as well to show where you were during the earthquake. - Merci!. Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies | Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | | Fri, 24 May 2013 | | Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 6.0 / 2 km | SOUTH OF TONGA | [Map] | EMSC |
| Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 6.1 / 10 km | South of Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ | | Fri, 24 May 11:10 UTC | M 5.9 / 33 km | South of Tonga Islands | [Map] | GeoAu |
 (shakemap: USGS) "I felt it" reports:| Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source | | Wed, 5 Jun 2013 |
| Wed, 5 Jun 04:40 UTC | M 4.9 / 144.9 km - [info] | South of the Fiji Islands | [Map] | USGS | | Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | | Tue, 24 Sep 23:38 UTC | M 5.5 / 33.2 km - [info] | South of Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
| Wed, 16 Oct 2013 | | Wed, 16 Oct 14:59 UTC | M 4.9 / 10 km - [info] | 248km SSW of `Ohonua, Tonga | [Map] | USGS | | Sat, 16 Nov 18:45 UTC | M 4.6 / 64.8 km - [info] | South of the Fiji Islands | [Map] | USGS | | Thu, 19 Dec 2013 | | Thu, 19 Dec 04:39 UTC | M 4.8 / 137 km - [info] | SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS | [Map] | EMSC | | Sat, 28 Dec 2013 |
| Sat, 28 Dec 15:20 UTC | M 4.9 / 10 km - [info] | 268km S of `Ohonua, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
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