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Historic Earthquake
1963 Tonga Earthquake
18 December 1963 · Tonga
On 18 December 1963 at 00:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 45 km. It occurred on the Kermadec Plate, 91 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 18 December 1963
- Time
- 00:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 45 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Kermadec Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Kermadec Arc at 24.8°S (42 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.6
- 2007Kermadec Islands (New Zealand) · M 7.8
- 1982Tonga · M 7.7
- 1977Tonga · M 7.2
- 19771977 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.21 deaths
- 1975S of Tonga · M 7.8
- 1956Tonga · M 7.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth