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Historic Earthquake
1956 Tonga Earthquake
10 January 1956 · Tonga
On 10 January 1956 at 08:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 33 km from its boundary with the Kermadec Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 10 January 1956
- Time
- 08:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 35 km
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Monowai (195 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2007Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1986Raoul · M 8.1
- 1982Tonga · M 7.7
- 1975S of Tonga · M 7.8
- 1963Tonga · M 7.5
- 1961Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.5
- 1955Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1905Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth