Magnitude 6.1 - TONGA
2008 June 26 21:19:15 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.1 |
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| Location | 20.762°S, 173.329°W |
| Depth | 38 km (23.6 miles) set by location program |
| Region | TONGA |
| Distances | 200 km (125 miles) ENE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga 245 km (150 miles) SSE of Neiafu, Tonga 410 km (255 miles) WSW of Niue Island 2130 km (1320 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=306, Nph=306, Dmin=775.4 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 25°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V |
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| Event ID | us2008ttck |
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Earthquake Summary
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred aproximately 200 km (125 miles) ENE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga or 2130 km (1320 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand at 3:19 PM MDT, Jun 26, 2008 (Jun 27 at 10:19 AM local time in Tonga). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage at this time.
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