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.
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.64°S / 173.06°W

Nearest volcano: Curacoa (59 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 | ||||
Fri, 12 Jun 11:07 UTC | M 6.0 / 39 km | Samoa Islands Region | [Map] | GFZ |
Fri, 12 Jun 11:07 UTC | M 6.2 | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GeoAu |
"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 (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Map | Source |
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 | ||||
Sun, 18 Oct 16:18 UTC | M 6.0 / 25 km - [info] | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 | ||||
Wed, 13 Jan 05:56 UTC | M 5.8 / 254 km - [info] | TONGA | [Map] | EMSC |
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 | ||||
Thu, 14 Jan 05:39 UTC | M 5.2 / 149 km - [info] | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 | ||||
Sun, 17 Jan 02:27 UTC | M 4.5 / 187.1 km - [info] | - 84km SW of Hihifo, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Sun, 24 Jan 2016 | ||||
Sun, 24 Jan 00:10 UTC | M 4.6 / 35 km - [info] | TONGA | [Map] | EMSC |
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 | ||||
Wed, 27 Jan 23:21 UTC | M 5.0 / 78 km - [info] | Samoa Islands Region | [Map] | GeoAu |
Sun, 7 Feb 2016 | ||||
Sun, 7 Feb 02:03 UTC | M 5.8 / 46 km - [info] | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
Tue, 9 Feb 2016 | ||||
Tue, 9 Feb 22:35 UTC | M 4.7 / 10 km - [info] | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION | [Map] | EMSC |
Fri, 12 Feb 2016 | ||||
Fri, 12 Feb 14:09 UTC | M 4.9 / 13.2 km - [info] | - 66km S of Hihifo, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | ||||
Tue, 8 Mar 05:36 UTC | M 6.1 / 10 km - [info] | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
Fri, 11 Mar 2016 | ||||
Fri, 11 Mar 21:56 UTC | M 5.0 / 10 km - [info] | Samoa Islands Region | [Map] | GFZ |
Mon, 14 Mar 2016 | ||||
Mon, 14 Mar 15:39 UTC | M 5.1 / 10 km - [info] | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION | [Map] | EMSC |
Sat, 26 Mar 2016 | ||||
Sat, 26 Mar 16:18 UTC | M 5.5 / 21 km - [info] | Samoa Islands Region | [Map] | GFZ |
Sat, 2 Apr 2016 | ||||
Sat, 2 Apr 13:52 UTC | M 4.4 / 80 km - [info] | - 57km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 | ||||
Tue, 19 Apr 20:05 UTC | M 4.4 / 134.2 km - [info] | - 5km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 | ||||
Fri, 29 Apr 20:07 UTC | M 4.8 / 3 km - [info] | TONGA | [Map] | EMSC |
Sat, 21 May 2016 | ||||
Sat, 21 May 07:45 UTC | M 4.9 / 10 km - [info] | - 129km NE of Hihifo, Tonga | [Map] | USGS |
Sat, 4 Jun 2016 | ||||
Sat, 4 Jun 09:18 UTC | M 5.2 / 56 km - [info] | Tonga Islands | [Map] | GFZ |
Fri, 10 Jun 2016 | ||||
Fri, 10 Jun 17:32 UTC | M 4.8 / 36 km - [info] | SAMOA ISLANDS REGION | [Map] | EMSC |