A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
No casualties are expected based on initial readings.The epicentre was 167 miles (270 kilometres) east of Levuka on Fiji's Ovalau Island and 275 miles (443 kilometres) west of Neiafu in Tonga, a town with a population of around 6,000 people.Fiji Seismology Unit director Apete Soro said the earthquake occurred closer to the Lau group of the islands, 62 km from Waiqori village.There were also reports of the quake being felt in the central and western parts of the main island Viti Levu, he said.They were still trying to reach out to places in the Lau group for any damage reports.Samantha Rina from Fiji's capital in Suva said they felt the earthquake at 12.30pm.I thought my head was spinning," she said. People in Tonga are reporting only minor damage, while the earthquake was widely felt in Fiji, but there are no reports of damage. Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
Negative values for western longitudes.Decimal degrees latitude. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name.Time when the event was most recently updated.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Great World Earthquakes Magnitude 8 or more,Moderate World Earthquakes Magnitude 5–5.9,Light earthquake, 4.4 mag was detected near Haveluloto in Tonga.Decimal degrees longitude. A likely cause is that the 2006 quake generated other frequencies that only resulted in resonance in small items. A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.But the undersea quake was too deep to trigger a tsunami, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which said small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. Earthquake news and analysis on current events, Plate Tectonics, Seismometers, quake prediction, environment, Tsunamis, Seismologists, Prediction, live now, videos, information, pictures and much more. Wednesday 14 November 2012. A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Tonga region at 15:32 UTC on July 18, 2020. UTC/GMT.Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter.The maximum reported intensity for the event.The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event.The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Moderate earthquake - Tonga Region - June 29, 2020.
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A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
No casualties are expected based on initial readings.The epicentre was 167 miles (270 kilometres) east of Levuka on Fiji's Ovalau Island and 275 miles (443 kilometres) west of Neiafu in Tonga, a town with a population of around 6,000 people.Fiji Seismology Unit director Apete Soro said the earthquake occurred closer to the Lau group of the islands, 62 km from Waiqori village.There were also reports of the quake being felt in the central and western parts of the main island Viti Levu, he said.They were still trying to reach out to places in the Lau group for any damage reports.Samantha Rina from Fiji's capital in Suva said they felt the earthquake at 12.30pm.I thought my head was spinning," she said. People in Tonga are reporting only minor damage, while the earthquake was widely felt in Fiji, but there are no reports of damage. Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
Negative values for western longitudes.Decimal degrees latitude. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name.Time when the event was most recently updated.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Great World Earthquakes Magnitude 8 or more,Moderate World Earthquakes Magnitude 5–5.9,Light earthquake, 4.4 mag was detected near Haveluloto in Tonga.Decimal degrees longitude. A likely cause is that the 2006 quake generated other frequencies that only resulted in resonance in small items. A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.But the undersea quake was too deep to trigger a tsunami, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which said small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. Earthquake news and analysis on current events, Plate Tectonics, Seismometers, quake prediction, environment, Tsunamis, Seismologists, Prediction, live now, videos, information, pictures and much more. Wednesday 14 November 2012. A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Tonga region at 15:32 UTC on July 18, 2020. UTC/GMT.Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter.The maximum reported intensity for the event.The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event.The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Moderate earthquake - Tonga Region - June 29, 2020.
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A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
No casualties are expected based on initial readings.The epicentre was 167 miles (270 kilometres) east of Levuka on Fiji's Ovalau Island and 275 miles (443 kilometres) west of Neiafu in Tonga, a town with a population of around 6,000 people.Fiji Seismology Unit director Apete Soro said the earthquake occurred closer to the Lau group of the islands, 62 km from Waiqori village.There were also reports of the quake being felt in the central and western parts of the main island Viti Levu, he said.They were still trying to reach out to places in the Lau group for any damage reports.Samantha Rina from Fiji's capital in Suva said they felt the earthquake at 12.30pm.I thought my head was spinning," she said. People in Tonga are reporting only minor damage, while the earthquake was widely felt in Fiji, but there are no reports of damage. Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
Negative values for western longitudes.Decimal degrees latitude. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name.Time when the event was most recently updated.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Great World Earthquakes Magnitude 8 or more,Moderate World Earthquakes Magnitude 5–5.9,Light earthquake, 4.4 mag was detected near Haveluloto in Tonga.Decimal degrees longitude. A likely cause is that the 2006 quake generated other frequencies that only resulted in resonance in small items. A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.But the undersea quake was too deep to trigger a tsunami, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which said small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. Earthquake news and analysis on current events, Plate Tectonics, Seismometers, quake prediction, environment, Tsunamis, Seismologists, Prediction, live now, videos, information, pictures and much more. Wednesday 14 November 2012. A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Tonga region at 15:32 UTC on July 18, 2020. UTC/GMT.Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter.The maximum reported intensity for the event.The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event.The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Moderate earthquake - Tonga Region - June 29, 2020.
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A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
No casualties are expected based on initial readings.The epicentre was 167 miles (270 kilometres) east of Levuka on Fiji's Ovalau Island and 275 miles (443 kilometres) west of Neiafu in Tonga, a town with a population of around 6,000 people.Fiji Seismology Unit director Apete Soro said the earthquake occurred closer to the Lau group of the islands, 62 km from Waiqori village.There were also reports of the quake being felt in the central and western parts of the main island Viti Levu, he said.They were still trying to reach out to places in the Lau group for any damage reports.Samantha Rina from Fiji's capital in Suva said they felt the earthquake at 12.30pm.I thought my head was spinning," she said. People in Tonga are reporting only minor damage, while the earthquake was widely felt in Fiji, but there are no reports of damage. Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country.
Negative values for western longitudes.Decimal degrees latitude. This may be a city name, or a Flinn-Engdahl Region name.Time when the event was most recently updated.
If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Great World Earthquakes Magnitude 8 or more,Moderate World Earthquakes Magnitude 5–5.9,Light earthquake, 4.4 mag was detected near Haveluloto in Tonga.Decimal degrees longitude. A likely cause is that the 2006 quake generated other frequencies that only resulted in resonance in small items. A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean close to the islands of Tonga and Fiji on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.But the undersea quake was too deep to trigger a tsunami, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which said small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. Earthquake news and analysis on current events, Plate Tectonics, Seismometers, quake prediction, environment, Tsunamis, Seismologists, Prediction, live now, videos, information, pictures and much more. Wednesday 14 November 2012. A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit Tonga region at 15:32 UTC on July 18, 2020. UTC/GMT.Timezone offset from UTC in minutes at the event epicenter.The maximum reported intensity for the event.The maximum estimated instrumental intensity for the event.The alert level from the PAGER earthquake impact scale. Moderate earthquake - Tonga Region - June 29, 2020.
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