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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - TONGA on Friday, 12 June 2015

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - TONGA on Friday, 12 June 2015

Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - TONGA on Friday, 12 June 2015
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 40.0 km.
Date & time: Fri, 12 Jun 11:07:06 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.64°S / 173.06°W (Samoa)
Nearest volcano: Curacoa (59 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 12 Jun 2015
Fri, 12 Jun 11:07 UTCM 6.0 / 39 kmSamoa Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Fri, 12 Jun 11:07 UTCM 6.2Tonga Islands[Map]GeoAu

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"I felt it" reports:
Pago Pago (American Samoa) (295 km NE from epicenter)(no details): It awakened the family at approximately midnight. A rock slide also occurred on th mountain behind us (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
HeureMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sun, 18 Oct 2015
Sun, 18 Oct 16:18 UTCM 6.0 / 25 km - [info]Tonga Islands[Map]GFZ
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
Wed, 13 Jan 05:56 UTCM 5.8 / 254 km - [info] TONGA[Map]EMSC
Thu, 14 Jan 2016
Thu, 14 Jan 05:39 UTCM 5.2 / 149 km - [info]Tonga Islands[Map]GFZ
Sun, 17 Jan 2016
Sun, 17 Jan 02:27 UTCM 4.5 / 187.1 km - [info]- 84km SW of Hihifo, Tonga[Map]USGS
Sun, 24 Jan 2016
Sun, 24 Jan 00:10 UTCM 4.6 / 35 km - [info] TONGA[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
Wed, 27 Jan 23:21 UTCM 5.0 / 78 km - [info]Samoa Islands Region[Map]GeoAu
Sun, 7 Feb 2016
Sun, 7 Feb 02:03 UTCM 5.8 / 46 km - [info]Tonga Islands[Map]GFZ
Tue, 9 Feb 2016
Tue, 9 Feb 22:35 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] SAMOA ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Fri, 12 Feb 2016
Fri, 12 Feb 14:09 UTCM 4.9 / 13.2 km - [info]- 66km S of Hihifo, Tonga[Map]USGS
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
Tue, 8 Mar 05:36 UTCM 6.1 / 10 km - [info]Tonga Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 11 Mar 2016
Fri, 11 Mar 21:56 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Samoa Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 14 Mar 2016
Mon, 14 Mar 15:39 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] SAMOA ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Sat, 26 Mar 2016
Sat, 26 Mar 16:18 UTCM 5.5 / 21 km - [info]Samoa Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Sat, 2 Apr 2016
Sat, 2 Apr 13:52 UTCM 4.4 / 80 km - [info]- 57km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga[Map]USGS
Tue, 19 Apr 2016
Tue, 19 Apr 20:05 UTCM 4.4 / 134.2 km - [info]- 5km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga[Map]USGS
Fri, 29 Apr 2016
Fri, 29 Apr 20:07 UTCM 4.8 / 3 km - [info] TONGA[Map]EMSC
Sat, 21 May 2016
Sat, 21 May 07:45 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]- 129km NE of Hihifo, Tonga[Map]USGS
Sat, 4 Jun 2016
Sat, 4 Jun 09:18 UTCM 5.2 / 56 km - [info]Tonga Islands[Map]GFZ
Fri, 10 Jun 2016
Fri, 10 Jun 17:32 UTCM 4.8 / 36 km - [info] SAMOA ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC

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