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Historic Earthquake
1997 Fiji-Tonga Earthquake
14 October 1997 · Tonga
On 14 October 1997 at 09:53 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 167 km. It occurred on the Australian Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 14 October 1997
- Time
- 09:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 167 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Australian Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Tofua Arc at 21.3°S (144 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.6
- 2002Fiji · M 7.7
- 1982Tonga · M 7.7
- 19771977 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.21 deaths
- 1957Fiji · M 7.5
- 1937Fiji · M 8.1
- 1903Tonga · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth