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2023 Tonga Earthquake
10 May 2023 · Hihifo · Tonga
On 10 May 2023 at 16:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Tonga (Hihifo), at a depth of 210 km. It occurred on the Tonga Plate, 22 km from its boundary with the Niuafo'ou Plate (continental rift).
- Date
- 10 May 2023
- Time
- 16:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 210 km
- Plate
- Tonga Plate
- Country
- Tonga
- Nearest Volcano
- Tafu-Maka (48 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 Samoa Earthquake · M 8.1192 deaths
- 1995Apia, American Samoa · M 7.4
- 1981Apia, American Samoa · M 7.7
- 1977Apia · M 7.6
- 1975Samoa · M 7.8
- 1957Samoa · M 7.5
- 1917Samoa · M 8.32 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth