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Past earthquakes in or near Vava‘u, Tonga, during the year 2020

Updated 9 Apr 2021 21:59 GMT -
During 2020, Vava‘u was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 5.9 and 5 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.
Biggest quake: 5.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 59 km southeast of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga, 30 July 2020 19:16 GMT ...Read More
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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (6 quakes):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Fri, 9 Oct 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
10 Oct 6:01 am (GMT +13) (9 Oct 2020 17:01:13 GMT)
4.8

10 km		(73 km)50 km south of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga MoreMap
Tue, 1 Sep 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
1 Sep 2020 21:57:23 GMT
4.6

151 km		(66 km)33 km south of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga MoreMap
Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
14 Aug 2020 22:56:01 GMT
4.4

80 km		Late (27 km) - Tonga, Tonga Islands49 km west of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga MoreMap
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
30 Jul 2020 19:16:49 GMT
5.9

10 km		(113 km)South Pacific Ocean, 59 km southeast of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga 1 reportMoreMap
Sun, 19 Apr 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
2020-04-18 13:12:59 -12:00 (19 Apr 2020 01:12:59 GMT)
4.7

87 km		Unnamed 18.325°S/174.365°W (17 km) - Tonga, Tonga Islands57 km northwest of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga MoreMap
Sat, 1 Feb 2020 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
1 Feb 2020 04:43:51 GMT
4.9

53 km		(38 km)89 km southwest of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga MoreMap
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.9 x 1013 joules (13.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 11602 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) More info

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