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Historic Earthquake
2009 Tonga Earthquake
19 March 2009 · Tonga
On 19 March 2009 at 18:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Tonga, at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Tonga Plate, 19 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 19 March 2009
- Time
- 18:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 34 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Tonga Plate
- Country
- Tonga
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19971997 Fiji-Tonga Earthquake · M 7.7
- 1982Tonga · M 7.7
- 19771977 Tonga Earthquake · M 7.21 deaths
- 1975S of Tonga · M 7.8
- 1963Tonga · M 7.5
- 1948Tonga · M 7.9
- 1937Fiji · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth