Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.5 - Fiji Region (Tonga), venerdì, 09 gennaio 1987
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitudine: 6.5
Profondità: 33.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 19.469°S / 176.538°W
(Tonga)Vulcano più vicino: Falcon Island (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
232 km O da Pangai (pop: 1,740) --> Vedi sismi vicini
232 km NO da Nuku'alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
232 km NO da Nuku‘alofa (pop: 22,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
240 km NO da Kolonga (pop: 1,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
265 km NO da ‘Ohonua (Ohonua) (pop: 1,240) --> Vedi sismi vicini
284 km OSO da Neiafu (pop: 4,320) --> Vedi sismi vicini
487 km SO da Hihifo (pop: 815) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| M 6.5 | 33 km | Fiji region (Tonga) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake Fiji Region (Tonga) 9 January 1987 08:01 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 21 Mar 1987 16:33 UTC| M 4.6 |244.1 km (151.7 mi) depth|73 km (46 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Jan 1987 02:53 UTC| M 5.2 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Jan 1987 08:15 UTC| M 4.8 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| USGS | Details
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Fiji Region (Tonga) on Friday, 9 January 1987 at 08:01 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
