Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 65 km east of Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 03:24 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 65 km east of Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga, on Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 03:24 (GMT)

Séisme modéré magnitude 5.2 at 100 km depth

12 Dec 03:40 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 16 minutes.
Profondeur recalculée de 82.0 à 100.0 km.
Date & time: 12 Dec 2018 03:24:29 UTC
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 100.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.94°S / 173.75°W (South Pacific Ocean, Tonga)
Volcan le plus près: Kao (137 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
65 km ESE de Pangai (pop: 1,740) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
146 km S de Neiafu (pop: 4,320) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
191 km NE de Kolonga (pop: 1,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
199 km NE de ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
202 km NE de Nuku'alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
202 km NE de Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
414 km OSO de Alofi (Niue) (pop: 624) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
419 km OSO de Hakupu (Niue) (pop: 221) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
425 km OSO de Mutalau (Niue) (pop: 133) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
443 km S de Hihifo (pop: 815) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 5.21 kmTONGAEMSC
M 5.135 km- 46km SSE of Pangai, TongaUSGS
M 5.1113 kmTonga IslandsGeoAu

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