M6.3 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
20545 d ago · 17 Jul 1970, 20:04 UTC 82 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
What happened
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 82 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on 17 Jul 1970, 20:04 UTC at a depth of 21 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Nuku‘alofa, about 114 km away in Tongatapu, Tonga.
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