Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.6 - South Pacific Ocean, 433 km a nord est da Nuku\'alofa, Tongatapu, domenica, 27 novembre 1949
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Strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitudine: 6.6
Profondità: 15.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 17.703°S / 173.266°W

Vulcano più vicino: Toku (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
130 km NE da Neiafu (pop: 4,320) --> Vedi sismi vicini
261 km NNE da Pangai (pop: 1,740) --> Vedi sismi vicini
384 km ONO da Alofi (Niue) (pop: 624) --> Vedi sismi vicini
426 km NNE da Kolonga (pop: 1,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
433 km NNE da Nuku'alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
433 km NNE da Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
441 km NNE da ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) --> Vedi sismi vicini
459 km SSO da Apia (Samoa) (pop: 40,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
463 km SO da Tāfuna (Tualauta, Samoa americane) (pop: 11,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
469 km SO da Pago Pago (Ma'Oputasi, Samoa americane) (pop: 11,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 6.6 | 15 km | Tonga | USGS |
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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 433 km northeast of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, on Sunday, 27 November 1949 at 08:42 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!