6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.


Map: CSEM-EMSC

 

A  major 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit 76 km NE of Ohonua, Tonga, on July 6, 2015, at 12:24:02 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), reported USGS.

 

457 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 863 days. Among these were 55 7.0+ and 5 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, Pacific T...


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