What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 1977
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Where
- Tonga
- Coordinates
- 22.88° S, 175.90° W
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage musd
- 1.2
- Intensity mmi
- 4
- Depth km
- 65
1977 Tonga earthquake
Natural disaster in Tonga
The 1977 Tonga earthquake took place on 23 June at 01:08:33 local time some 200 km southwest of Tongatapu, with shocks affecting all islands of the kingdom of Tonga. The earthquake measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page