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M5.4 quake centred 38km NE Nuku'alofa [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 13:08

A short strong tremor was felt in Nuku'alofa this morning but no damage has been reported. The USGS Earthquake Information Center recorded a M5.4 earthquake centred 38km north east of Nuku'alofa at a local time of 11:41am.

The earthquake was located at 20.870°S 174.954°W at a depth of 40.3km (25.0mi).

The Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone generates many large earthquakes on the interface between the descending Pacific and overriding Australia plates.

 
earthquakes [2]
Tonga Trench [3]
Pacific Plate [4]
Australia Plate [5]
seismic events [6]
Natural events [7]
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