Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.2 - South Pacific Ocean, 238 km a sud ovest da Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, sabato, 08 dicembre 1962

Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 39 km depth

Data & ora: 8 Dec 1962 18:18:31 UTC
Magnitudine: 6.2
Profondità: 39.4 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 15.316°S / 173.365°W

(South Pacific Ocean, Samoa)
Vulcano più vicino: Curacoa (47 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
85 km NNE da Hihifo (Tonga) (pop: 815) --> Vedi sismi vicini
208 km SSO da Vailoa (pop: 769) --> Vedi sismi vicini
215 km SSO da Asau (pop: 6,640) --> Vedi sismi vicini
218 km SO da Mulifanua (pop: 4,510) --> Vedi sismi vicini
227 km SO da Fasito‘outa (pop: 2,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
232 km SSO da Safotu (pop: 1,210) --> Vedi sismi vicini
238 km SO da Apia (pop: 40,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
249 km SO da Lufilufi (pop: 1,070) --> Vedi sismi vicini
305 km OSO da Tāfuna (Tualauta, Samoa americane) (pop: 11,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
309 km OSO 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: 1.3 x 10¹⁴ joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info

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Magnitudine	Profondità	Ubicazione	Fonte
M 6.2	39 km	Tonga (Samoa)	USGS

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Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 238 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, 8 December 1962 18:18 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):

01 Jun 1963 21:13 UTC
| M 5.9 |
20 km (12.4 mi) depth
|
9 km (6 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
31 May 1963 23:58 UTC
| M 5.8 |
15 km (9.3 mi) depth
|
21 km (13 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
31 May 1963 06:03 UTC
| M 5.8 |
15 km (9.3 mi) depth
|
15 km (9 mi) distance
| USGS | Details