2007 Tonga earthquake

The 2007 Tonga earthquake occurred on 9 December 2007 at 20:28:24 local time (07:28:24 UTC). NOAA rated a strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale, and USGS at 7.6. There were no reports of damage, death or injury.

NOAA reported the earthquake, with a depth of 130 km, was too deep inside the Earth to generate a significant tsunami. USGS located the earthquake at 26.156S, 177.453W or 600 km (370 miles) SSW of Nukuokinaalofa, Tonga, with a magnitude of 7.6, occurring at 07:28:24 UTC.

The quake was epicentred 345km (215 miles) north of Raoul Island, in the Kermadec Islands, [http://www.matangitonga.to/article/tonganews/natural_events/seabed_earthquake091207.shtml Kermadec earthquake felt in Nukuʻalofa, Matangi Tonga Online] ] or 900km northeast of New Zealand. [ [http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/NationalNews/EarthquakerocksPacificOcean/tabid/184/articleID/41168/cat/64/Default.aspx Earthquake rocks Pacific Ocean, TV3, New Zealand] ]

On November 19, 2007, an earthquake with a strength of 6.3 hit Fiji and Tonga, epicentred at 364 kilometres to the east of Nukuokinaalofa. It happened at 13:52 New Zealand Time (01:52 UTC) and was 551 kilometres deep. [ [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4280788a12.html Earthquake hits Fiji, Tonga, Stuff.co.nz] ]

See also

*2006 Tonga earthquake

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